Carbamide Peroxide Gel

We don’t need to smoke or drink lots of coffee or tea for our teeth to yellow. Naturally the children have whiter teeth than their parents because the yellowing process occurs with us getting older. To get that beautiful white smile we need to make an appointment with a dentist from cosmetic dentistry. There our teeth will be put under procedure of tooth whitening. One of the main chemicals used for dental bleaching is carbamide peroxide gel that causes lightening of the teeth shade. But, we can do it ourselves at home.

The way this happens is by applying on teeth special trays with carbamide peroxide, which is the main oxidizing agent in the carbamide peroxide gel. The whitening effects depend not only on our teeth ability to whiten but also and especially on the concentration of the carbamide bleach, which may contain between 10-35% carbamide peroxide.

Closer Look at Carbamide Peroxide Gel

The most common combinations of the concentration levels are:

• 10 carbamide peroxide gel
• 15 carbamide peroxide gel
• 22 carbamide peroxide
• 35 carbamide peroxide teeth whitening gel
• 44 carbamide peroxide gel

While low concentration 10 carbamide peroxide gel is not much effective, it is recommended to apply it at home because it is the safest concentration, the higher concentration carbamide peroxide gels should be done by the dentist although many people still do it at home.

There may be some questions whether carbamide peroxide is safe to use. The safety issues will occur for an unborn child if woman is pregnant or for a baby that is breastfed. Therefore, pregnant and lactating women should avoid teeth bleaching in general. Also the people with poor dental health such as decayed teeth, gum disease, jaw problem or the people who wear braces or underwent recent oral surgery shouldn’t be using those products. As usual, the best way here to have a go from your dentist, and even more important, let him do the procedures.

To those who decide on at-home treatments whether due to the high cost of the procedure or for some other reasons, carbamide peroxide gels can be obtained from your dentist or over the counter from a drug store. There are also plenty online shops where the products are readily available. (See: opalescence teeth whitening)

The whole treatment spans through many weeks or even months. The treatment time depends on the manufacturer and more importantly on personal predispositions. In some cases the whitening of the teeth is clearly visible after just one time. Generally though, the product must be used over the recommended period of time. If carbamide peroxide gels are used correctly, with persistence, the whitening effect may reach somewhere from 4 to 8 shades.

Although the most popularly sold gel is carbamide peroxide 35, there even stronger whitening gels available such as 44 carbamide peroxide gel, which is the strongest whitening product on the market. It is recommended to the people who have already successfully used 35 carbamide peroxide gel and did not experienced any site effects of whitening. And just because of the concentration of the bleaching agent, the product may cause great gum sensitivity and should be used with caution.