What is Teeth Whitener?

Teeth whitener is a product made to whiten teeth by deleting stains and enhancing brightness of teeth. Firstly, teeth whiteners were used by dentists for professional teeth whitening treatment. Nowadays, commercially available products are generally accepted to be alternative to the professional ones. 

Teeth whiteners are carefully designed to be effective and safe. However, teeth whitener is still an object of any uncertainty. Teeth whitener is achieved chemically with bleaching agent like hydrogen peroxide and physically with abrasives like carbonates. Due to acting of chemical agents that oxidize teeth stains, some people are concerned if excessive use of these agents may harm tissue, gums or damage enamel.

So let us have a look at compound of teeth whitener’s and how it works. The main problem while creating composition of teeth whitener formula is to prevent any possible incompatibility between bleaching agent and the other ingredients. It is important to choose compatible thickeners as well. Also, raw stocks are analyzed to be confident they meet specifications required.

Demineralized water composes the largest part of teeth whitener’s composition and works as diluent for the other ingredients. Chemical detergents being surfactants such as sodium lauryl sulfate provide foam and help cleaning. Some agents included in the structure of teeth whitener such as Irish moss, gum tragacanth, magnesium aluminum silicate act as thickeners to increase the viscosity of the product. 

Humectants like glycerin and propylene glycol provide to keep moisture and prevent formation of crusting in case the cap is left of the tube for some time. 

What is more, teeth whitener provides medicinal effect due to therapeutic agents attended. Thus, sodium citrate prevents activity of pathogenic bacteria and reduces gingivitis; and pyrophosphate controls of tartar’s appearance. Preservatives like propyl paraben and sodium benzoate work to block of onset of bacteria in teeth whitener. Taking into consideration that the low pH deteriorates solubility and efficiency of the whitening agents, the formula of teeth whitener includes titanium dioxide to improve whitening effect and sodium bicarbonate to control pH. The finished product is revised for pH and viscosity. Some teeth whiteners are constructed with a pre-rinse solution to delete remains found on the tooth surface. 

Additionally, flavors help to enhance commercial attractive of teeth whitener’s structure. They include peppermint, spearmint, anise and others. Also, such supplement as saccharin aids to improve the taste of the product. 

The teeth whiteners are packed in containers equipped with mixers that stir the substance avoiding flowing of excess of air to prevent the formation of bubbles in the product. The quality of teeth whiteners are under strict monitoring during production process. The finished product is also checked to be free from microbial contamination.

Finally, if the mixture of the components is under control, the formula provides stability for the useful life of product.