Carbamide Peroxide gel

carbamide peroxide gel

Carbamide peroxide gel or urea peroxide is compound consisting of hydrogen peroxide and urea. This oxidising agent is the common component in almost all the teeth whitening agents used by the cosmetic dentists. Pure carbamide peroxide gel will be seen in white coloured crystal form or in powder. This water soluble chemical in its pure form will contain approximately thirty five percent of hydrogen peroxide in it.

Hydrogen peroxide, the active ingredient in the carbamide peroxide is a good bleaching agent that can remove stains within the tooth enamel. The peroxide components in the teeth whitening formulas will break down to remove the pigmented components from the teeth of the person using the carbamide peroxide gel based teeth whitening agent. The different methods of using carbamide peroxide gel to whiten teeth include night guard application at home and surgical application. The effect of the bleaching by using peroxide will depend on the length of time that it was kept on the teeth and the concentration of the chemical used to make the whitening formula. Most commonly dentists use 22% of carbamide peroxide in the tooth bleaching agents.

carbamide peroxide gel

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