Whitening Toothpaste?

[daisya]

Does this have a detrimental affect to the teeth in chemical form? Just wondered how it worked and if all is good with it.

[RATTER15]

From what I have heard it just doesn't work at all!

[carrust]

I tried that Arm & Hammer bicarb toothpaste, it left my mouth tasting like the bottom of a budgies cage:-)

[grasscarp]

how do you know what the bottom of a budgies cage tastest like?

[daisya]

Lol grasscarp I thought that when I read it. The reason I asked is that OH bought me some as a standyby not knowing it was whitening. I only ever use fluoride free paste but I couldn't get any when I needed it. I am just wondering if the whitening one will do my teeth any harm.

[grasscarp]

No. It wont harm them. Give it a go.

[snags]

At best the 'whitening' results are minimal imo.

[Old_Geezer]

Surely the bottom of a budgie's cage tastes like crap ? Stands to reason, it's full of grit.

[daisya]

OG...and shhhhh ..urely other stuff lol.

[Old_Geezer]

Have you tried Snopake ?

[Hopkirk]

There's always the old joke about having a Cockatoo in there.

[Traci66]

I use whitening toothpaste all the time, and while my teeth don't get any whiter it does stop the coffee and cigs staining them and I have never had a filling.

[daisya]

No OG..I didn't even want the stuff in the first place! I'm only using it until I can get out to get some of my usual stuff lol. Cockatoo Hopkirk? WTH is that all about..no doubt you will tell me (hands on ears)

[gingejbee]

It works partly by physical means (extra coarse abrasive to scour stains away) and partly by chemical means (very weak peroxide bleach- so weak that it can't have much effect).
The worst you can do is use it too often and very vigorously- you'll wear the enamel away quicker!

[daisya]

Thanks gbee I did wonder about that...gulp!

[Hopkirk]

Mouth tastes like the bottom of a birdcage ....