Happy St. Patrick’s Day! For a lot of
you, the occasion calls for the well-known "green beer" enjoyed at
your favorite Irish pub, but if you are in the process of whitening your teeth,
you may want to rethink the color of your beverage this weekend.
During the whitening process the
pores of the enamel are opened from the use of bleaching agents, allowing the hydrogen
peroxide or carbamide peroxide to enter the dentin layer of the tooth. It is
very important that during this time you avoid foods and beverages that contain
high levels of pigment, such as yellow mustard, grape juice, red wine, tomato
sauce... you get the point.
So why is
"green beer" a “no no” for people that are whitening their teeth? The
addition of the green food coloring to your beer making it that beautiful Irish
green, could penetrate the tooth resulting in a green tinge to the teeth; not
the results you were expecting! In place of green beer, consider an Irish feast
for dinner, just hold the mustard!
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