Teeth brushing?

Well, I was just thinking and theoretically..say someone had really yellow teeth. If this person brushed their teeth non stop (with an electric tooth brush) for like 24 hours..how would that affect their teeth?Would they be whiter?Would they be damaged?

Teeth brushing?
After about 10 minutes, the gums would be puffy and starting to swell up. A little while later, they would start to bleed. The pain would be really intense and you would probably have to stop.
Reply:they would be really clean, if not damaging some of the enamel. the best way to go about whitening is to get crest whitestrips, (they really work!) or to see your dentist for the professional whitening, but be warned, it isnt cheap.
Reply:This would be terrible for your teeth and your gums. If you want to whiten get bleaching trays at the dentist they work great and only cost about 150.00 or buy some crest whitening strips at any local drugstore. Good luck
Reply:If you were to brush your teeth for 24 hours, you would wear the teeth as if you had brushed them for 5 minutes a day for 288 days. If you did it only once, and assuming that you were using a soft brush, stayed only on the enamel, and didn't overheat the teeth, that would not be significant. What's unknown here is the effect of not having time in between brushings for the tooth surface to remineralize. Brushing does abrade a small amount of the surface enamel that mostly restores itself between brushings through the action of fluoride and minerals in your mouth. Your gums would really start hurting after 5-30 minutes depending on the current state of your gum health and your brushing technique. Since most significant yellow staining is not just on the surface of the teeth but also on the inside, you could brush until doomsday and not get them whiter. If the yellow was due to lots of plaque on your teeth, they'll be whiter in a couple of minutes. If it's due to more tenacious surface staining such as cigarettes, etc. it would take longer, but not nearly a whole day!



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