Tooth Whiteners & Oral Hygiene Products Links

1. Factual links

   Some of the websites providing factual information on Tooth Whiteners & Oral Hygiene Products:

   • 1.1 EU regulations or reports on Tooth whiteners or hydrogen peroxide
   • 1.2 Q&As & FAQs on tooth whiteners or hydrogen peroxide
   • 1.3 Other websites
2. Other Views

1. Factual links

1.1 EU regulations or reports on Tooth whiteners or hydrogen peroxide

• The Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) of the European Commission adopted an opinion on hydrogen peroxide in tooth whitening products on 15 March 2005:
   http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_sccp/docs/sccp_o_022.pdf
• The Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products intended for consumers (SCCNFP) of the European Commission adopted an opinion on Hydrogen (Carbamide, Zinc) Peroxide in Tooth Bleaching/Whitening Products on 17 September 2002:
   http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/sccp/documents/out180_en.pdf
• The European Chemicals Bureau (ECB) carried out a risk assessment on Hydrogen Peroxide in 2003 at:  http://ecb.jrc.it/Documents/Existing-Chemicals/RISK_ASSESSMENT/REPORT/
• The European Cosmetics Directive sets out a list of substances which cosmetic products may not contain, outside the restrictions and conditions laid down (Annex III). It addresses the use of hydrogen peroxide in hair care preparations, skin care preparations, nail hardening preparations and oral hygiene products. The European Commission links to then latest version of this Directive at: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/cosmetics/html/consolidated_dir.htm 

1.2 Q&As & FAQs on tooth whiteners or hydrogen peroxide

• The British Dental Health Foundation answers frequently asked questions on tooth whitening at: www.dentalhealth.org.uk/faqs/leafletdetail.php?LeafletID=45 
• The US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) presents its “ToxFAQs” for hydrogen peroxide at: www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfactsx4.html 
• The Department of Health and Human Services of Pennsylvania (US) addresses Tooth Whitening Treatments and provides a series of very short questions and answers on the subject at: www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?A=174&Q=240467 
• The American Dental Association (ADA) answers four frequently asked questions on tooth whitening treatments at: www.ada.org/public/topics/whitening_faq.asp 
• The Health of Wales Information Service published a frequently asked questions paper on tooth whitening peer reviewed by dental public health practitioners in Wales at:
   www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/documents/368/TOOTHWHITENIN21.doc
• The American Dental Hygenists’ Association (ADHA) states “What You Need to Know about Tooth Whitening Systems” in several questions and answers at: www.adha.org/media/facts/whiten.htm 
• The Columbia University College of Dental Medecine addresses tooth whitening at: www.simplestepsdental.com/SS/ihtSS/r.WSIHW000/st.31905/t.32546/pr.3.html 

1.3 Other websites

• The Cochrane Collaboration, “an international not-for-profit and independent organization, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide”proposes a review en tooth whiteners entitled “Home-based chemically-induced whitening of teeth in adults” at: www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab006202.html  
• Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine provides a critical review of the biological aspects of tooth bleaching at: http://crobm.iadrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/14/4/292 
• CEFIC- European Chemical Industry Council provides information on hydrogen peroxide at: www.cefic.be/Templates/shwAssocDetails.asp?NID=5&HID=27&ID=66 

2. Other Views

Links in this section have been selected as examples of other views on Tooth Whiteners. This list of links is only a sample and it is not suggested that it is complete nor that it is fully representative of all the existing views. GreenFacts asbl takes no position concerning the views expressed in these linked documents.

• Peroxidefree.org is an initiative of a group of oral care professionals concerned about the growing widespread use of peroxides in dangerously high concentrations or unacceptably long exposure periods: www.peroxidefree.org