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Professional teeth whitening is no longer needed to be administered by a “professional” (dentist). While it’s good to consult with a dentist before performing any teeth whitening procedure, in home kits are slashing costs.

What would typically cost hundreds of dollars in-office is now about $100 in-home.

Certainly consumers don’t mind saving money and avoid a trip to an office. Typically the user makes sample molds of their teeth, and returns them. They are then shipped custom trays to use when applying the whitening gel.

Bright smiles are definitely in now, thanks to these developments!

Via Yahoo.

Based on studies conducted 10 years apart, the most recent completed in 2002, the CDC reports that oral health has improved in the United States.

Cavities are becoming less common, more dental sealants have been used, and people are losing fewer teeth.

Also the numbers of seniors (from 30% to roughly 20%) with false teeth has decreased as well.

Give yourselves a pat on the back for good oral hygiene!

The ADA addresses concerns that fluoride in water can cause bone cancer in some individuals.

They claim the concerns are grossly overblown and the fluoride certainly causes more benefits than harm to society.

Research was performed to show limited increases in rare forms of bone cancer amongst younger males in the Harvard Dental school

Here’s an article I recently posted from Becca about the history of toothbrushes.

It gives a good breakdown by years of different developments in oral hygiene.

And yes, toothbrushes used to be made of animal hair (mainly the boar) before a nylon alternative was developed.

While no surprise when shopping for anything else health related, you should put your trust in brands you know well… electric toothbrushes are no exception.

Browse some information on electric toothbrushes to learn about some of the best brands and what features to consider.

You may be surprised to what you can learn…

Via Forbes, BriteSmile will announce its 2nd quarter earnings today.

Did you catch them? You still might have a chance.

More research has shown that diabetics are more prone to oral health issues such as “infections, dry mouth, and oral thrush.”

This makes it even more important to maintain good oral health and have regular dental checkups.

Read the full article here.

This is no surprise to dentists everywhere. And a couple “told ya so’s” are being said as well.

ABC News reported that consumers are causing irreversible damage to their pearly whites by essentially abusing over the counter whitener products.

Maybe if we were all Hollywood actors, then we wouldn’t need these procedures. They’re all born with never-fading white teeth, right?

Good news for consumers….

Procter & Gamble has been in talks to buy Gillette for some time now; that’s old news.

But the problem that regulators in Europe have is Procter & Gamble owns Crest products, while Gillette owns the Rembrandt Oral-B line. Combining the two would simply be too monopolistic and stifle innovation for consumers.

Hence, Gillette is attempting to spin off Rembrandt to ease concerns.

Hoorah!

Dentist Max Goodson inadvertantly observed while giving in-office whitening procedures that patients had better looking gums.

After further research, he concluded that the halogen lamp used to whiten teeth actuallay killed bateria causing gingivitis.

You can read the full article here.

Just another reason why you should whiten your teeth until they glow in the dark!