Beware of ‘Illegal’ Teeth Whitening Kits
Teeth whitening kits came under the spotlight when an article at the Dentistry.co.uk website today highlighted a warning about teeth whitening kits that are being sold over the counter with dangerously high levels of hydrogen peroxide.
Officers from Northamptonshire Trading Standards seized the kits from a firm – they apparently have more than 100 times the legal amount of the chemical. They have issued a blanket warning that anyone buying teeth whitening kits need to check the packaging that the level of hydrogen peroxide contained in the gels don’t exceed 0.1%.
One of the dangers with using teeth whiteners with high peroxide levels is that peroxide in high doses can act as a weak cancer promoter with the chemical possibly able to stimulate the growth of the cancerous cells.
Niveous Teeth Whitening
Niveous Teeth Whitening is the product of Shofu Dental Corporation and involves a hydrogen peroxide gel bleach treatment which is applied directly to the teeth by your cosmetic dentist with a brush after a dental dam has been placed around the treated area. Unlike some other teeth whitening treatments a heating lamp or light is not required during the Niveous teeth whitening process. However a curing light may be a preferred option by the cosmetic dentist performing the procedure.
The process of Niveous Teeth Whitening can take around 1 hour to perform. The application of the whitener is broken down into two with the duration of each taking around 15 minutes. So your teeth are exposed to the Niveous teeth whitening gel for around 30 minutes in total.
The Niveous kit comes with proprietary booster micro-
brushes have a special coating that increases the oxidizing of the Hydrogen Peroxide when used to distribute the gel on the enamel, which optimizes the whitening results.
Return to the Teeth Whitening Choices home page for more options.
