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  • Teeth-Whitening Products Might Be Riskier Than We Thought

    Teeth-Whitening Products Might Be Riskier Than We Thought

    Those strips and gels you use to get your teeth as pearly white as possible may come with some previously unknown risks, according to new, preliminary research out this week. It found that the key ingredient in these products — hydrogen peroxide — could be capable of damaging dentin, the second, deeper layer of our…