New Delhi, April 29 -- You might be surprised to learn that the whitening toothpaste you use every day could actually make your teeth appear more yellow! Cosmetic dentist Dr Bronagh Keane told personal trainer and wellness speaker Karl Henry on his podcast, "Your whitening toothpaste is going to give you yellow teeth. The whitening in the EU has been regulated and for over-the-counter products like your whitening strips, toothpaste and whitening mouthwash, they are not licensed to have more than 0.1 per cent of hydrogen peroxide. So that's compared to a prescription amount of six per cent from your dentist when you get the professional whitening."
She highlighted how the difference in the quantities of hydrogen peroxide used are stark. To ...