Whitening toothpaste???

[Kat]

I hear/read yes, no...yes,no.
Well which is it?

What is the real reason for the no's? I'm going to ask my ortho in a few weeks but I really don't want to wait, I like the whitening toothpastes.

[Kat]

No one knows this answer???

[jcdamon3]

I agree with KK. If you find a toothepaste that bleaches teeth so well they would leave my teeth WHITE around my brackets, I want in on the secret.

[Namaste]

I noticed my teeth started to yellow once I had braces. I use to whiten before I had them installed. I didn't want yo use whitening tooth paste in fear of discoloration on my teeth once braces were removed. But I can't stand to look in the mirror at my yellow teeth! I started back with my old toothpaste I use Toms anti plaque and whitening. To my surprise I almost instantly noticed how much whiter my teeth looked! I thought about oil pulling with coconut oil as well. I tried it and it felt wonderful. But when I looked it up to see if it was safe for braces, no one had the answers. So I hope you can use this.
Good luck

[TheProfessor]

I asked my ortho on the day I was braced and she said that any toothpaste with fluoride is fine, including the whitening ones. My teeth weren't super white to begin with, so I've been alternating a non-whitening toothpaste with Colgate optic white. I alternate because I want to whiten a little, but I feel like those toothpastes might be too harsh to use 3x or more per day. I had a bracket repositioned a few weeks ago and there was no color difference under the bracket after 7 months with braces and moderate coffee drinking ( one or two cups a day)

[Felina Grimm]

My ortho advised me not to use whitening toothpaste. In fact, I can't use it anymore since my teeth are too sensitive and whitening toothpastes are abrasives. The baking soda toothpaste I used to use was destroying my enamel.

[sirwired]

If you use a whitening toothpaste, use one that has a mild bleaching agent vs. one that whitens via abrasives. (If there's something on the tube about "Enamel Protection" or some-such, that's usually a signal it has low abrasivity.)

Personally, I don't think whitening toothpastes do a whole lot; quality sensitivity protection with the lowest abrasivity I could find was more important to me. (Since you are brushing your teeth so often (and right after eating), you really don't want something scrubbing down your enamel.