Teeth Whitening and the Hygiene Hypothesis

Re:Teeth Whitening and the Hygiene Hypothesis by hodwik on Sunday August 02, 2015 @10:40AM (#9990872)

Teeth whitening is very cheap, you can buy teeth whiteners over the counter in the US, and most toothpastes you can buy in the store have whitening agents in them.

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Re:Teeth Whitening and the Hygiene Hypothesis by tabio on Sunday August 02, 2015 @02:55PM (#9991893)

Those whiteners don't create the super-bright almost-blue color you get from the dentist.

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Re:Teeth Whitening and the Hygiene Hypothesis by hodwik on Sunday August 02, 2015 @03:51PM (#9992150)

Are you sure? The handful of times I've inquired to an acquaintance about freakishly white teeth, they've always said it was just because they took really good care of their teeth, didn't drink coffee or soda, used whitening toothpaste, and had good genes.

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Re:Teeth Whitening and the Hygiene Hypothesis by MrBra on Sunday August 02, 2015 @10:45AM (#9990885)

Are you talking about those that last just a couple of hours or different ones?

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Re:Teeth Whitening and the Hygiene Hypothesis by o_____________o on Sunday August 02, 2015 @11:15AM (#9990993)

What treatment lasts a couple hours?

You can get very effective peroxide gel kits on EBay for under $20 USD that whiten for many months.

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