Dentists Are Begging You To Stop Using These Viral Teeth-Whitening Hacks

<script>!function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js',c.setAttribute('async','1'),c.setAttribute('type','text/javascript'),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document);</script><script id="68cd6b8ae4b0afb4eb4d2282">(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b';cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","mediaId":"77d56e09-eb6a-42ab-89b8-c8345b8a2409"}).render("68cd6b8ae4b0afb4eb4d2282");});</script><div class="content-list-component text"><p><span style="font-weight:400">TikTok is full of at-home hacks promising a whiter smile in minutes. But do they actually work? According to dentists, the answer is both yes and no. Some are harmless optical illusions that give a short-lived boost, but others can cause irreversible damage to your mouth.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">“Most of these shortcuts carry hidden risks,” said </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/onedaysmiles"><span style="font-weight:400">Dr. Mark Andrawis</span></a><span style="font-weight:400">, the clinical director and prosthodontist owner of </span><a href="https://www.clearchoice.com/"><span style="font-weight:400">ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> in Roseland, New Jersey. “At first, teeth may look brighter because the stained surface has been stripped away, but repeated abrasion eventually