Dr. said Dean Khaled Abdul Hamid, director of the British Centers for Quality in Dentistry and head of the Dallah Dental Centers that there is a need for teeth whitening in the Kingdom and the Arab Gulf countries, after the results of the health survey conducted by the British Centers for Quality in Dentistry in cooperation with the Eastman Institute at the University of London and included 10,000 patients from the centers Dallah Dental and the collaborating centers in Riyadh, Jeddah, the Eastern Region, Dubai, Qatar, where this study found that 75% of these are the first to ask about teeth whitening, and when comparing with similar surveys conducted by the American Dental Association, we find that This percentage is only 25% of dental clinic auditors.
This research referred to the previous research conducted by Professor Morgen Stein and Dr. Dean Khaled Abdel Hamid about patients'' satisfaction with their smile, it was found that this study, which was carried out in 2000, that 76% of Arabs are dissatisfied with their smile while their English counterparts are They were only 25% unhappy with their smile.
This study found that 85% of patients who are asked about teeth whitening are women, and 90% of this sample have previously tried one of the teeth whitening pastes and drugs available on the market and online.
Dr. noted. Dean by stating that while there are no accurate statistics for teeth whitening that are taking place in the Kingdom and the Gulf states, the statistics of the ministries of health and universities in this region indicate exacerbation of oral diseases such as gum disease and dental caries, so this great interest in dental cosmetic operations before caring for health The mouth is a dangerous phenomenon that we warn of its results. All solutions used in teeth whitening processes use minerals in the burning hydrogen peroxide, which can have devastating effects on oral health if they are not under the supervision of the specialist, and that the dental plastic surgery operations are the top of a pyramid starting from Eliminate all oral diseases first, and cosmetic comes after achieving health first. The author of the study warned of the danger of buying methods of teeth whitening through markets, pharmacies or the Internet without the supervision of a specialist, and he explained several cases that caused the teeth to melt and the gums burn due to the use of these products without the supervision of a specialist.
Although a number of teeth whitening devices and methods are prevalent in the clinics of dentists in the Middle East, the patient is not entitled to ask the doctor before proceeding to the whitening process the following questions:
1- Is the dental whitening procedure suggested by the doctor sufficient to remove all colourants?
Research and studies have shown that yellow colourants are still better than brown colourants, and brown colourants are still better than lead colourants that cannot be removed in teeth whitening by shortening teeth, and that fillings and formulations cannot bleach in the same way as natural teeth whiten.
2- The chemical substance in the bleaching solution, which is hydrogen peroxide, at a concentration of between 15% to 30% of this solution. As the concentration decreases, the harmful effect is much less.
3- It must be asked about the presence of (F D A) and the licensing of the American Dental Association and the European Union on these operations before agreeing to start them.
