Insider Monkey

The 15 Best Teeth Whitening Products of 2023

Ramish Cheema
8 min read

In This Article:

In this piece, we will take a look at the 15 best teeth whitening products of 2023. For more products, head on over to 5 Best Teeth Whitening Products of 2023.

Oral health is one of the most important yet often overlooked aspects of human health. After all, our survival and growth depends on the ability to eat food, and a healthy mouth is essential for a healthy diet as well. Dental diseases are also often some of the most ignored illnesses that most people face, despite dentists repeatedly warning people to be on the lookout for any changes inside their mouths. While most people think that brushing their teeth regularly is all that it takes to maintain proper oral health, dentists often recommend twice a year checkups as well as regular deep cleaning to ensure that the mouth remains healthy.

At the same time, keeping the mouth clean isn't only necessary to avoid gum diseases and other localized illnesses. You'd be surprised to learn that mouth problems are often associated with other illnesses as well. Don't believe us? Well, a study from Harvard University illustrates that plaque on the teeth can be directly related to plaque in the arteries. Coronary heart disease is caused by plaque building inside blood vessels which is called atherosclerosis, while plaque buildup on the teeth is dubbed periodontal disease.

Researchers investigated the link between the two by feeding rabbits a diet high in cholesterol that can cause atherosclerosis. After this, they injected the furry creatures with a bacteria that cause periodontal diseases. Surprisingly, the introduction of this bacteria caused plaque buildup in the arteries of the rabbits as well, which was higher than the buildup in the arteries of rabbits that were kept as part of a control test sample. To investigate whether both gum and heart diseases can also be cured at the same time, the animals were treated with a liquid that fights inflammation. This treatment reduced both periodontal disease and atherosclerosis in the rabbit, hinting that the two might have a stronger connection than initially believed.

Gum disease really is a menacing illness that is also linked to diabetes. According to the U.K.'s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, high levels of glucose in the blood can inflate the soft tissues around the teeth. This inflammation can lead to gum disease which if left untreated can cause the teeth to fall out. Other mouth diseases caused by diabetes include dry mouth, thrush, and burning mouth syndrome.

Economically speaking, another little known fact about dental diseases is that they result in billions of dollars spent each year for treatment. The U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information's National Library of Medicine believes that the aggregated economic burden of periodontal disease in the U.S. stood at $3.49 billion and in Europe at EUR2.52 billion in 2018. These costs are just the tip of the iceberg, as the same body estimates that the indirect costs of periodontal disease were a whopping $150 billion in America and 156 billion Euros in Europe. What this means is that the diseases caused hundreds of billions of dollars in losses that might have been avoidable

and

Recommended Stories