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Does More Calcium Make Your Teeth Whiter?




There has always been this idea that I wonder about.  We are always told that drinking milk is good for our teeth and milk has calcium in it.  With milk being white in color, I have always wondered if calcium or milk will make your teeth white.  It only seems like it should, but does it?



Calcium also can help build strong teeth


According to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It funds and conducts research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families, and populations.  This research department says that calcium also can help build strong teeth.  Both baby teeth and adult teeth need calcium to grow and develop.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that calcium can also help protect teeth against tooth decay.

Calcium can help protect teeth against tooth decay


After looking through the National Center of Biotechnology Information studies and the American Dental Association websites, I can't find anywhere where anyone has ever mentioned that more calcium will make your teeth whiter.


Products that are known to make your teeth whiter


The biggest concern you want to be careful of in the teeth whiteners is the bleaching and disinfecting agents, which include the high levels of hydrogen peroxide and carbamide peroxide.  Hydrogen peroxide is the active bleaching agent.  Carbamide peroxide breaks down into hydrogen peroxide and urea.  According to the American Dental Association, a bleaching product containing 10 percent carbamide peroxide yields approximately 3.5 percent hydrogen peroxide.   Teeth and gum sensitivity is the most commonly observed side effects when using these peroxide-based bleaching agents .




           



To make your own ingredients at home to whiten your teeth.                            TeethWhitening4You





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