Talk:Tooth whitening

message: "A recent study by Kugel et al, has shown that as much as 4 shades of lightness can be lost over 30 days with light-activated/office bleaching."
#Who is Kugel?  A reference is needed
#Is there a technical definition for a "shade of lightness"?
-- Kaszeta 21:06, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: While I have a guess as to its meaning, a formal definition of "Fridge-door teeth" would also be nice for those not "in the profession". A Google search returns this article as the first result, and no other relevant results are found.
201.241.121.148 17:32, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

text: While it doesn't qualify as a scientific study, it may worth to leave the link. Actually all research on side effects relies on patient stories. --Zslevi (talk) 17:04, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Kugel?

message: while not entirely incorrect, the bombastic and inflamitory remarks of the source whose "teeth looking as though life itself had wiped its arse"  and he "contemplated running outside and tossing my head under a bus" is not acceptable.  Find a credible source-not someone who will say anything for attention.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.219.235.253 (talk) 17:13, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: While it doesn't qualify as a scientific study, it may worth to leave the link. Actually all research on side effects relies on patient stories. --Zslevi (talk) 17:04, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: The guardian--C. Booker

message: Like many other dental articles we need to add some photos here - before and after type things. If anyone has access to these images then please post them otherwise I will try and find a link to some.
I agree, pictures would be useful in identifying the differential diagnosis of dental staining. Hypoplastic enamel is similar to a rare disease called amelogenesis imperfecta. This could cause confusion for readers. Thivan-ebp (talk) 05:47, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Pictures Please

message: I ran across a statement somewhere else (sorry, I don't recall where :-() that the yellowing of teeth with age was due at least in part to the thinning of the enamel, so that the yellower inner layers of the tooth could show through.  I don't see anything in this article (or the other articles on similar topics) that refers to this theory, so maybe it's an urban legend.  At any rate, could someone who knows the truth about this idea add something on the page about it?  Thanks!
Mcswell 14:14, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Thinning of enamel

message: The comment about tooth whitening being due to the spread of American culture is subjective, as are comments about white teeth being associated with youth. Unusual Cheese 15:40, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: American Culture

message: Oil pulling should not be mentioned in this article, given the dispute within the oil pulling article's talk page (over neutrality and reliability of sources).  The claim of tooth whitening through oil pulling is not substantiated in either article.  I found the reference to oil pulling in the tooth bleaching article to be misleading--I was looking for reliable information on tooth whitening, not a 'treatment' that claims to ameliorate AIDS and cure leukemia along with a host of unrelated ailments (see first 'reference' in oil pulling article, "oilpulling.com").  69.134.79.254 04:40, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. Deleted. - Dozenist talk 05:12, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oil pulling for tooth whitening--delete? 

message: I'm going to be bold and merge this page into tooth whitening.  WLU (talk) 12:19, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Oops, no I'm not, I'm merging tooth whitener into this page.  WLU (talk) 12:21, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bold merge. 

message: The Whitening strips article does not present sufficient information to stand on its own. I recommend that it be merged here. Neelix (talk) 17:35, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with [[Whitening strips]] 

message: The caption contains capitalized words and something about a brush. It is confusing. I would make the edit but I am not familiar with the product. Please, could somebody fix it. Thank yooooooooo.--Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:23, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox image caption

message: i have seen a recurrent internet 'advert' claiming to offer information on a simple trick for teeth whiteing supposedly discovered by a mom, and only costing 5USD. Because i avoid ad-clicking and Wikipedia is my main source of info, i am left without a bright smile to enlighten me (or other wikipedians) ;) 79.76.215.56 (talk) 02:23, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Seconded -- this ad-plague is worthy of a mention. 86.25.179.164 (talk) 00:18, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  I am wondering why it mentions that it was discovered by 'a mom' It's like saying that the telephone was "invented by a dad". DavidFarmbrough (talk) 07:34, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discovered by a Mom 

message: Would it be appropriate to add a link to a specific brand of teeth whitening's FAQ?
Sometimes brands are mentioned in other categories, vehicles for example, and Zoom has become a market leader in bleaching/whitening.
I found a good FAQ on on Zoom at and Auckland dentist site
Hochelaga Bryant  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.238.173.205 (talk) 19:36, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Teeth Whitening FAQ 

message: Many parts of this article (and other dental articles) read like an advertisement, explicitly using words like "you" and "your". Is this acceptable or should it be edited? Primary Antagonist (talk) 01:51, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reads like an advertisement?  

message: The text "aforementioned damaging effect" (last sentence under "Natural Methods") has no prior reference in the article.  There is no other sodium bicarbonate mention in the article that the browser can find except in this paragraph. kc (talk) 10:32, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aforementioned? 

message: It is proposed that the content of Laser teeth whitening be merged into this article. Alexbrn talk|contribs|COI 17:37, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: This article contains a mixture of bleaching techniques (i.e. using bleach) and other techniques not involving bleach. Therefore the title "tooth whitening" is more appropriate. Matthew Ferguson (talk) 08:44, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scope 

message: Can someone clarify for me why the article has "dentine" in some copy and "dentin" in others. The dictionary shows only "dentine", but no other option. Wondering if it's dentin for adjective, but the dictionary doesn't say. Thanks. Manytexts (talk) 14:05, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: The article dentin says "dentin" is the American spelling and "dentine" is the British spelling. Since this article appears to use American spelling elsewhere, WP:ENGVAR suggests that it should use the "dentin" spelling throughout for consistency.  Deli nk (talk) 14:11, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

text: Ah, thanks. There's quite a bit of English spelling I realise now, e.g. colour/colouration. Which spelling to follow? Happy to make any changes.Manytexts (talk) 22:14, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right, there is an existing mix of both American and English spellings.  I guess I didn't look closely enough.  The policy says in situations such as this to "use the variety found in the first post-stub revision that introduced an identifiable variety".  It's not obvious to me which revision that would be though.   Deli nk (talk) 23:01, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

text: Thanks! I'm happy to toss a coin and conform the copy to one version if you're happy with that too. Manytexts (talk) 08:17, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: That's perfectly fine with me (but eventually someone will complain that you picked the wrong one ).  Deli nk (talk) 12:44, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dentin/ dentine? 

message: This section needs review. I was reading it for my own purposes, and there are issued with this past:
"Whitening toothpastes are different to regular toothpastes in a way that they contain a higher content of abrasives and detergents to fight off tougher stains. Most contain low concentrations of carbamide/hydrogen peroxide – this lightens the colour of teeth. These whitening toothpastes make teeth one to two shades lighter.[25] Toothpastes (dentifrices) which are advertised as "whitening" rarely contain carbamide peroxide, hydrogen peroxide or any other bleaching agent.[26] Rather, they are abrasive (usually containing alumina, dicalcium phosphate dehydrate, calcium carbonate or silica), intended to remove surface stains from the tooth surface."
The section also seems confusing. I believe what is meant, is that whitening toothpastes, and toothpastes that advertise as whitening are two totally different things... but this isn't made clear, and it took a number of sweeps of reading for me to realise that this was what is likely meant, rather than just reading as a self-contradicting passage. Somebody may clear it up.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.80.185.169 (talk) 13:33, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Whitening Toothpaste section 

message: Is it worth mentioning which extrinsic and intrinsic stains would be suitable for teeth whitening? Reading the introduction: "Tooth whitening can be achieved by either changing the intrinsic colour or by removing and controlling the formation of extrinsic stains" would lead a reader to believe teeth whitening can remove all types of stains. Which extrinsic and intrinsic stains are permanent and cannot be removed with teeth whitening? Thivan-ebp (talk) 05:49, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Teeth whitening suitable for all stains? 

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