{"id":1431,"date":"2025-04-29T10:47:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/?p=1431"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:47:31","slug":"can-you-bleach-your-teeth-with-household-bleach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/can-you-bleach-your-teeth-with-household-bleach\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Bleach Your Teeth with Household Bleach?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m thinking about getting my teeth bleached. Before I do, I just thought I’d check about a question I have. Is there a reason that I couldn’t just use household bleach? It seems like I should be able to swish it around in my mouth every day and get some whitening, right? <\/p>\n

Ellie<\/p>\n\n

Dear Ellie,<\/p>\n

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I like that you’re trying to think outside of the box. That being said, this won’t be a good option for you. Household bleach, such as Clorox, is a base, like Lye. These are very corrosive. Not only can they burn through living tissue, but if they combine or come in contact with certain other chemicals it can poison you by releasing chlorine gas. There are also warnings about you mixing bleach with other household cleaners for the same reason. <\/p>\n

Something you may find interesting is that the corrosiveness of bleach makes it ideal for dentists to use it in root canal treatments<\/a>. They’ll use the bleach to dissolve all the dead, organic material inside the tooth. You wouldn’t want to use it inside your mouth and let it damage your soft tissue. <\/p>\n

When a dentist does teeth whitening<\/a>, they do not use bleach. Instead, they use a special peroxide gel developed specifically to safely, but powerfully, whiten teeth. If you want to whiten your teeth, then I would recommend doing it with a dentist. <\/p>\n

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I’m thinking about getting my teeth bleached. Before I do, I just thought I’d check about a question I have. Is there a reason that I couldn’t just use household bleach? It seems like I should be able to swish it around in my mouth every day and get some whitening, right? 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