A Few False Dental Trends On The Social Media

Today the world has been squeezed into that small 5 inch gadget you hold every day. The social medial handles of a person decides his poise, posture and personality nowadays and social media has become the source of all the information required today. Whether a small requirement or anything big, the first search is run over the social media handles to look for the solution. Same trend in being followed for people’s oral health. The friends on the social media share their methods and technique for teeth whitening and people blindly follow the methods without knowing the disastrous results. Below are a few techniques that orthodontists in Wantagh have found to be bad for the teeth:

1.The whitening toothpastes There are whitening toothpastes available in the market that are extremely abrasive and can scratch and scrape your tooth enamel. Later it coats the teeth with titanium dioxide and other agents that stay on teeth for a shorter period of time to make it brighter and whiter. If continued for long, this procedure harms your teeth and erodes the enamels completely.

2.Activated Charcoal Activate charcoal is great in absorbing toxins but it can be disastrous for the teeth. It is highly abrasive and can harm your enamel that cannot be further repaired too.

3.Use of lemon juice Lemon juice is widely being used as an agent to whiten the teeth. Like the other two methods, this too can damage your enamel.