{"id":5627,"date":"2013-04-24T09:21:17","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T08:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecourtyardclinic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1324"},"modified":"2013-04-24T09:21:17","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T08:21:17","slug":"does-bleaching-or-whitening-damage-the-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecourtyardclinic.co.uk\/does-bleaching-or-whitening-damage-the-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Bleaching or Whitening  Damage the Teeth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No.<br \/>\nWhen carbamide peroxide, the active whitening agent, contacts water, hydrogen peroxide is released which whitens the teeth. Bleaching does not soften, demineralize or weaken the teeth.<br \/>\nDo Over-the-Counter Bleaching Products Work?<br \/>\nThere is some evidence that over-the-counter bleaching products do whiten teeth, however, many of the products are too abrasive and can damage the teeth with extended use or misuse.<br \/>\nSupervision by your dentist is always the safest and most effective way to whiten your teeth.<br \/>\nThe Courtyard Clinic often have special offers running so look for the whitening offers or call Alison on 01932 582949.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. When carbamide peroxide, the active whitening agent, contacts water, hydrogen peroxide is released which whitens the teeth. Bleaching does not soften, demineralize or weaken the teeth. Do Over-the-Counter Bleaching Products Work? There is some evidence that over-the-counter bleaching products do whiten teeth, however, many of the products are too abrasive and can damage the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Does Bleaching or Whitening Damage the Teeth? - The Courtyard Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecourtyardclinic.co.uk\/does-bleaching-or-whitening-damage-the-teeth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Does Bleaching or Whitening Damage the Teeth? - The Courtyard Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"No. When carbamide peroxide, the active whitening agent, contacts water, hydrogen peroxide is released which whitens the teeth. 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