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WOW! Thanks!

Just bookmarked this. Thank you for taking the time to write all this information and as others have said, it's extremely helpful!!

This thread has been very helpful to me. I'll be getting braces in a month so I been preparing myself for the tools I'll need.

Wow this post was super in depth. I didn't know there was so much to know about toothpaste and mouthwash.

Interesting read, thanks for the post!

I've seen so much back and forth on whether or not to use whitening toothpaste while wearing braces. Is the whitening action really strong enough to make much of a difference and leave non-white squares on your teeth when your braces are removed? I would think since those spots aren't getting stained by food anyway it wouldn't matter, they'll be whiter anyway.

Dubzoo wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 1:45 pm I've seen so much back and forth on whether or not to use whitening toothpaste while wearing braces. Is the whitening action really strong enough to make much of a difference and leave non-white squares on your teeth when your braces are removed? I would think since those spots aren't getting stained by food anyway it wouldn't matter, they'll be whiter anyway.

I'm really coming to the same conclusion. I think some of the super-duper "optic white" toothpastes are probably better to be avoided, but the typical whitening toothpastes are probably not a problem, especially since almost all toothpastes now tout "whitening" on their labels. I even read that in most cases, it's just fluoride that gives them their "whitening" power, and most, if not all toothpastes contain fluoride.

My teeth were whiter pre-braces anyway and have dulled some while in braces, so I think using whitening toothpaste might actually keep them even in color, rather than making the non-bracketed portions whiter than what is under the brackets. Probably depends a lot on the individual and their teeth to begin with, but it's just easier for orthos and techs to say "no whitening toothpaste" to keep it simple.