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Can mouthwash with peroxide soften tooth enamel?

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Dr. Alexander Gamber answered

Specializes in Dentistry

No: Peroxide is oxygen supercharged, called superoxide radicals, that migrate into the enamel and break-up double bonded carbons, which are the stains in your teeth. The peroxide in no way damages the crystalline structure of your enamel.

Answered 10/9/2013

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