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Submitted by: anonymous 01/10/2009 11:37 PM

Use baking soda daily to whiten your teeth. It tastes terrible at first, but you get used to it. Just wet your toothbrush and dip it into the baking soda and brush as usual. You also need to follow-up brushing with regular toothpaste for flouride, etc., and also the minty taste will get rid of the baking soda taste!

It works and I'm a tea drinker, so my teeth were terribly yellow, and aside from professional whitening (which made my teeth very sensitive), nothing worked very well & I was spending a lot of money on various products.

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I did check with my dentist's office, and there is no problem whatsoever doing this, as long as you also brush with regular toothpaste. This is what people used to brush their teeth before toothpaste was invented!

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I haven't tried this myself but I have a girlfriend who swears by hydrogen peroxide. She wets her toothbrush with it instead of water and brushes with toothpaste as usual. I haven't heard about if it's bad for your teeth or not but worth looking into..

Posted by anonymous on January 13, 2009 3:52 AM

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Actually, if you have a capful of baking soda (I use a ramekin), and then slowly drip the peroxide onto it until it makes like a paste, then add just a touch of the minty toothpaste to it, it works perfectly! Be advised though that since you are usine hydrogen peroxide, the first few times, if you have any gum issues, it makes your gums a bit tender.. Brush, DON'T swallow this concoction and rinse well.

Posted by anonymous on January 14, 2009 2:37 PM

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I would definitely check with your dentist before using the hydrogen peroxide on a daily basis - this is potent stuff! Do a little research. The baking soda alone works perfectly and you don't need to use the hydrogen peroxide! Follow up or mix with regular paste for the flouride, tartar control, etc. benefits.

Posted by anonymous on January 16, 2009 12:30 PM

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Peroxide used too regularly can break down gum tissue. Also, flouride is really not necessary, but a bogus idea that we've been told. It's dangerous and you can check that out with different natural health enthusiasts. Snopes isn't always correct either, and is very biased.

Posted by Sandra Ingersoll on January 16, 2009 2:42 PM

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A friend of mine, a dental hygenice uses a concoction of baking soda, a little peroxide, a drop of any flavorigd - like wintergreen and some liquid Ivory soap. I know it sounds terrible but her teeth a pearly white. I'm a smoker and coffee drinker. I've been using this for a while and it really works.

Posted by anonymous on January 17, 2009 12:11 AM

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FYI- I'm an RDH- plain baking soda is very abrasive and over the long term removes too much enamal. It's ok to use once in awhile if you get stain. FDA regulates toothpaste in regards to "particle size" in order to prevent abrasive damage. When toothpaste is sold with baking soda in it, the manufacturer has to refine the particle size to prevent damage over time.

Also, when fluoride was originally put into toothpaste around 1950, decay declined in elementary age children by almost 1/3. C.Everett Coup stated "Fluoride is the number one most effective public health measure there is".

Overuse of peroxide can change the oral balance of bacteria and create "Black Hairy Tongue" and I do see this occasionally with my clients. It's not good to use it daily.

Best to get your info from a reputable source. Try American Dental Association, American Dental Hygienist association if you have questions.

Posted by Pam RDH on January 17, 2009 3:48 PM

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I also use baking soda for whitening and have checked with my dentists office. They also told me there was no problem as long as I also use regular toothpaste for the benefits they provide. I told them I planned to use it every day and they said no problem. I think I'll believe what my dentists office told me!

Posted by anonymous on January 18, 2009 3:12 AM

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I have also been using baking soda for quite some time (every day)to whiten my teeth, and checked with my dentist's office before doing so. I was told the same thing, that it's fine to use baking soda on a daily basis as long as you also use regular toothpaste for the flouride benefits. This is not a bogus idea as the reader above indicated! Baking soda is NOT too abrasive! Please check with your own dentist's office before trying any idea found on-line!

Here is a link in the meantime about using baking soda: http://tinyurl.com/bt2ehr (copy and paste into your browser if the link doesn't work).

Posted by anonymous on January 18, 2009 3:50 AM

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The doctor that performed gum surgery on me told me to stay away from any toothpaste that had baking soda and to use as mild of a toothpaste as possible. Nothing abrasive. She told me to definitely not use use it as a whitener because it was too abrasive.

Posted by Cindy Bechard on January 19, 2009 10:48 AM

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Wow, lots of different opinions here! Maybe the lady who was told to stay away from baking soda has problems that dictate not using it, but it's fine for people without severe problems. After all we don't all need to have gum surgery. I would trust what your own dentist tells you.

Posted by anonymous on January 19, 2009 8:07 PM

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I have heard of this before, but had never tried it. I decided to call my dentist to see what he thought. Guess what? He said the same thing as others here: no problem to use baking soda daily as a whitener as long as I also continue to use flouride toothpaste. It is the lack of flouride that causes the enamel to break down on teeth, not the "abrasiveness" of the baking soda.

Posted by anonymous on January 21, 2009 10:49 AM

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I've heard this tip before, but it's not been specified - how much baking soda should you use, and for how long should you brush with it?

Posted by Ashley Vernon on January 31, 2009 8:53 PM

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Umm, it says it in the original post, "just wet your toothbrush and dip it into the baking soda and brush as usual."

Posted by anonymous on February 01, 2009 3:58 AM

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My Mom died at age 93, with her own teeth. She always used soda and salt to brush, because toothpaste made her gag. I'm near 65 years old, and do the same. It makes your mouth feel much fresher, and my gums do not bleed nearly as much as if I use toothpaste.

Posted by Lois on February 01, 2009 2:26 PM

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A week or so ago, someone suggested whitening your teeth by brushing with baking soda. I asked my dentist's opinion. He said, the baking soda will definintely work to whiten your teeth but it is very abrasive and will strip your teeth of enamel if used regularly or over a long period of time.

Posted by anonymous on March 09, 2009 6:09 PM

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People,
In everything, MODERATION is the key.....

Posted by anonymous on April 02, 2009 4:03 PM

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