{"id":2859,"date":"2022-09-08T16:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/?p=2859"},"modified":"2022-10-05T16:09:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T20:09:10","slug":"the-history-of-teeth-whitening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/the-history-of-teeth-whitening\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the History of Teeth Whitening?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In recent years, professional teeth whitening has gotten quite popular. After all, the treatment makes enamel six to eight shades whiter in little time! However, did you know the field hasn\u2019t always been this effective? It actually took thousands of years to reach its current form. Until recently, in fact, most of history\u2019s teeth whitening amounted to trial and error. To learn more, here\u2019s a summary of how this cosmetic procedure<\/a> evolved to what it is today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ancient Origins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to most scholars, people began trying to whiten their teeth 4,000 years ago. In particular, the practice seems to have started with the early Egyptians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, Egypt in the ancient world was very status conscious. As a result, its high-ranking citizens sought teeth whitening to show their social superiority. They did so by applying a mixture of pumice and vinegar to their teeth, hoping it would create a bright smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It didn\u2019t take long, though, for whitening to spread to other groups. For example, it seems the ancient Romans also cared about their teeth\u2019s appearance. They often used ammonia-rich urine to bleach tooth enamel white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gradual Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Little by little, progress was made in developing new ways to whiten teeth. Still, many of these efforts were rather brutal. Consider the ones below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n