FDA Consulting And Teeth Lightening Ingredients

FDA consulting sought by the American Dental Association after fears over tooth whitening chemicals.

Celebrities and their pearly whites have sparked a popularity increase for teeth whitening procedures. We like to emulate out favourite stars and believe that having whiter and straighter teeth is a way to knock years off our looks, indeed beauty is seen in white teeth. But, only let your dentist whiten your teeth for you or recommend the best and safest over-the-counter product otherwise you will have a very sore mouth.

There are booths and stands set up around the country in shopping centres and the like where unprofessional, unqualified and unlicensed individuals claim to give you whiter teeth, but the ADA is concerned about their safety and has petitioned the FDA to intervene with regulations over the chemicals used in tooth whitening treatments.

This is because there are hundreds of products available over the internet which claim to get results that you would see if you had professional treatment at a dentist, however you would only have to pay a fraction of the price. but unfortunately these too good to be true offers are bed, charging customers hundreds of pounds in hidden charges, cancellation fees and international shipping costs. When you think you are trying a free trial of ‘brilliant’ teeth whitening gel and then you end up paying $300 in renewed fees, you really are losing out.

And these teeth whitening products are not just financially damaging. The high levels of chemicals and the unregulated nature of the products mean that poor application or over use might result in gum erosion and infection. Having green, rotten gums is not what you want when expecting to get brilliantly white teeth.

So now the ADA has petitioned the FDA to implement proper classifications for the most common chemicals used in these unprofessional teeth whitening treatments. It is hoped that by highlighting the risk involved with these over-the-counter tooth whitening products, consumers will be more likely to check out ingredients and use products recommended by the dentist if not performed by the dentist.

If the FDA decides to create classifications for these treatments then companies who currently produce bleaching and stripping agents will need to receive FDA consulting on the best way to proceed, what ingredients they are permitted to use and which are prohibited.