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hi..i asked a question about using baking soda as toothpaste..and so i did but when i use it it hurts my gums really really bad!! i use it everyday but only in the afternoon and in the morning and night i use regular toothpaste but sometimes i put the baking soda on it..in the afternoon i just dip the bristles in the cup and then brush my teeth but my gums burn and hurt real bad and when im done they tingle burningly and throb&i dont know what to do, am i using the baking soda wrong?? i dont wanna stop using the baking soda because my teeth are really ugly yelow, and the toothpastes with the baking soda in them dont work to whiten my teeth, and i tried like whitstrips and gels n stuff, and i dont have any money to buy super toothpaste or something so someone tell me why this is happeneing or help me somehow! thank you! (link)
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In all honesty, using pure baking soda might be too harsh for your gums. If you have irritation - STOP USING IT. The last thing you want is to damage your gums.
If you have some dilute peroxide solution, you could make a paste of baking soda and dilute peroxide to brush. If you do this: DO NOT SWALLOW ANY OF IT. And, do not use the peroxide more than maybe once or twice a week - if baking soda is already causing you discomfort, then baking soda AND peroxide will burn like hell.
Also, buy cheap toothpaste. If they contian phosphates, those act as whiteners... and if the toothpaste contains titanium dioxide, that is a UV attenuator that helps whiten teeth.
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