Today's post is a short one to start off the week. It seems that there is quite the illegal market for tooth whitening across the pond. I know that this situation also exists here in the US as I've seen similar "tooth whitening booths" in hair salons and malls.
It always irritates me to see this because there's a lot more to making a smile whiter than just applying a chemical. Many folks are getting a lot of information from social media. I'm all for people getting information, but I've also read more and more in the last couple of years about 'veneer techs' and other people who advertise on social media and end up taking unsuspecting people's money, while causing permanent damage as the result.
It's easy to reach a large audience with a flashy ad via social media. However, those ads may not be from people who actually know what they are doing. Unsuspecting people who don't understand the possible bad outcomes that are possible can be misled by self proclaimed experts. If it's happening in the US and the UK, then it's also happening in other places which makes this a truly international problem.
This story from the BBC tells what is going on in the UK. The story details how people with little or no training are applying some severely damaging chemistries to 'customers' that result in damage to the teeth... even permanently.
So without stealing any of the BBC's thunder, here is the link to Illegal Teeth-Whitening Industry Exposed by BBC.
I'll close this post by saying, if you are reading this and are not a dental professional, please only seek whitening options from a licensed professional. We all want a nice smile, but you don't want to cause yourself permanent problems that may be very expensive to fix.
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