Contents:
- Medical Video: Benefits & Risks of Activated Charcoal to Whiten Teeth (Doctor's Advice)
- Get to know charcoal and its use
- Is it true that activated charcoal can whiten teeth?
- So, do I have to use activated charcoal to whiten teeth?
Medical Video: Benefits & Risks of Activated Charcoal to Whiten Teeth (Doctor's Advice)
Normally, people clean their teeth with toothpaste and toothbrushes. However, lately a new trend has emerged that is quite unique. Yes, what's more if it's not the trend to whiten teeth with activated charcoal. Activated charcoal, which is also called activated charcoal in the Indonesian language, is believed to be able to clean the dirt so that the teeth become whiter and shiny. Is it true? Check out the answer below.
Get to know charcoal and its use
Calm, the active charcoal referred to here is not charcoal used to make coals when cooking. This charcoal is used for medical purposes. Activated charcoal is made by heating charcoal using gas to form large pores containing minerals. These pores will capture and trap various chemical compounds.
This activated charcoal can be used to treat intestinal gas, cholestasis during pregnancy, poisoning, and reduce cholesterol levels. Activated charcoal is odorless, tasteless, and can be found in health stores and sold also in pharmacies in the form of tablets. Even now you can get oral health products containing activated charcoal, such as toothpaste or toothbrush.
Is it true that activated charcoal can whiten teeth?
According to drg. Mark Wolf, a dental health expert from New York University College of Dentistry in the United States (US), activated charcoal has been widely used for various things, especially to absorb impurities or poisons. The pores formed in this activated charcoal will bind dirt on the surface of the tooth.
Therefore, cleaning yellowish substances on your teeth will be easier. Once this activated charcoal is attached to your teeth, this activated charcoal will work immediately. Activated charcoal also contains minerals that can help cleanse plaque and food scraps on teeth.
Don't worry, even though activated charcoal is black, activated charcoal will not change the color of your teeth. Activated charcoal will actually whiten your teeth.
So, do I have to use activated charcoal to whiten teeth?
Dentists and health experts around the world do not recommend that you whiten teeth or treat teeth and mouth with charcoal. Because in addition to its efficacy in whitening teeth, charcoal or activated charcoal can damage the tooth enamel and cause erosion of the teeth.
In addition, there are long-term effects that will occur if you use activated charcoal to whiten teeth. A dentist from Michigan, USA, drg. Susan Maples says that teeth are the only part of the ectoderm that will not return or heal by itself. So when the teeth disappear, they will forever be lost. This is different from piercing the skin, shaving eyebrows, or cutting nails. All of these things can heal or grow again as before.
So, when you lose enamel on your teeth, the teeth will become more sensitive. To avoid this risk, it is recommended that patients who want to whiten teeth to the dentist only. Don't use this activated charcoal, especially if you have open sores, abrasions or abrasions. Always consult your dentist if you want to try this activated charcoal.
