It is never good to do anything in excess, when it comes to whitening your teeth dentist warns that over bleaching your teeth could harm your health.  Dental health professionals have coined the term Bleachorexia to describe a person with an addictive obsession with bleaching their teeth to the point that it’s affecting their dental heath. Beaching your teeth correctly can provide you with a smile you want.

However over use of over the counter whitening product can damage your oral health.  Bleaching your teeth excessively can actually cause them to get translucent, and  make them look even less white. Other risk of obsessive bleaching include hypersensitivity (making your teeth more sensitive) Oral Irritation and tooth enamel erosion. 

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