Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 WORTH REPEATING " Enamel is Affected by Bleaching " Over 4 years ago, this was published in Dentistry Today " Long term alteration of enamel after vital tooth bleaching does occur, according to an article by Norman Ritter, DDS, FAGD, published in General Dentistry. " The article details research done by Ritter, who suggests that dentists warn patients about " ..its detrimental effect on tooth structure... " If bleaching alters the enamel - makes it more porous - will this invite more and greater staining in the future? The bleaching certainly doesn't make the enamel more resistant to stain. But consider where dental journals get their funds. Like Big Pharma influences the medical journals, we feel dental products advertisers have strong influence over dental publications. And the 'whitening' business is huge! They follow the business policy of " find out what the customer wants, and sell it to him! " The research about which we commented happened 4 years ago. What's happened since? Whitening, even in the dental office, has also often caused sensitivities. That also says, " Something not nice is happening to these teeth. " We've heard DDSs questioned about bleaching teeth - and they tell us, " But that's what they want! " You may remember our classifying DDSs as either mechanics or gardeners [working with nature]. By what they do, they classify themselves if you look for it. We'd like to see the day when more DDSs are health oriented.doctors who are " gardeners. " . Jerry Mittelman, DDS, FAPM Reply with your street or po box address to get a sample copy of The Holistic Dental Digest PLUS jmittelman Your teeth will love you for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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