Hydrogen Peroxide Harmful to Teeth and Gums

[d0ug]

\r\n \r\n I have used it for years. I will just wait a bit maybe they will change their minds.\r\n

[kind2creatures]

\r\n \r\n I know what you mean Doug, LOL! I thought if it killed the bacteria, it had to be good to use.\r\n

[jfh]

\r\n \r\n I believe the article.
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\r\nI use H2O2 to rinse only whenever I see blood on the floss. I use to have a lemon tree. It had so many lemons that I could make a lot of lemonade, and use lemons in cooking. My dentist noticed that it was affecting my teeth, and recommended that I slow down. Enamel is not easy to recover.
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\r\nFor my teeth and gum health, including whitening, I use baking soda and coconut oil to brush. Then I don\'t even use a mouth wash. Otherwise I use the NOW brand Xylitol toothpaste.\r\n

[davids111]

\r\n \r\n Hi All,
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\r\nI have used hydrogen peroxide, for several decades at night, as a toothpaste, so your linked article, K2C, certainly caught me eye. However, the "over-the-counter" hydrogen peroxide that is normally purchased is only 3% hydrogen peroxide. Note these quotes from the article:
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\r\n"Taking into account that over-the-counter hydrogen peroxide concentrations can be as high as the formulas used by dentists in bleaching sessions (20-30%) and the growing popularity of hydrogen peroxide as an alternative therapy, the danger of potential long-term teeth damage by using high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide as a casual mouthwash are unknown, underestimated and largely under-discussed."
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\r\nAnd, "Odontoblasts, are directly damaged or show a significant decrease in their metabolic activity as a result of the bleaching sessions using 35% hydrogen peroxide gel."
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\r\nAnd, "The authors tested 35% and 20% concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and report that the 35% hydrogen peroxide diffused faster into the pulp chamber than the 20% hydrogen peroxide bleaching gel.
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\r\n"It is speculated that lower concentrations of hydrogen peroxide may have significantly less toxic effects on dental pulp cells..."
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\r\nFrankly, at 3%, I\'m just not concerned [although it never hurts to examine different viewpoints]. I do believe the article was specifically cautioning against the [much more highly concentrated] teeth whitening concentrations, even though it did mention using it daily as a "mouthwash."
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\r\nThanks for posting, K2C,
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\r\nDavid\r\n

[kind2creatures]

\r\n \r\n Thanks for pointing that out David, I was thinking of the regular strength 3%.\r\n

[davids111]

\r\n \r\n You are most welcome, K2C. ( : > )\r\n

[kind2creatures]

I was using hydrogen peroxide as a mouthwash in place of Listerine, but they say that it is harmful to the teeth and gum tissue...https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/hyd...-harmful-teeth