牙医表示，漂白成瘾症引发越来越多的问题

'Bleachorexia' growing problem for people addicted to teeth whitening, dentists say

BY KATHRYN KATTALIA

DAILY NEWS WRITER

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Smiling has never been so stressful.

Dentists say a growing number of Americans obsessed with whitening their teeth are using bright smiles to cover up a dark secret: bleachorexia.

"I can spot a bleachorexic," Dr. Debra Glassman told ABC's "Good Morning America." "A lot of times they're extreme. They're not happy with their smile."

Addicted to tooth-whitening, bleach junkies deal with a sort of dental dysmorphia, or obsession with their appearance, abusing over-the-counter whitening products to the point that their teeth begin to erode, causing lasting damage, the news show reported.

 

现代人的笑容面临前所未有的挑战。

牙医表示，越来越多的美国人着迷于牙齿美白。迷人的微笑掩盖了漂白成瘾症。

新闻报道称，对牙齿美白、漂白的上瘾引发畸形的牙科治疗，人们患上外表强迫症，滥用非处方的美白产品，导致牙齿开始酸蚀，并被永久破坏。

纽约的牙医Glassman说，美白产品价格低廉——40美元左右就能买到一盒印有美白商标的商品——使得迷恋牙齿漂白的人们可以轻而易举地使用双倍剂量治疗。但这也将带来其他口腔健康问题。

漂白产品中含有的过氧化脲会破坏牙龈，导致牙龈出血和牙龈退缩。

过度美白牙齿，会使牙齿变得薄弱。同时，由于牙釉质变为半透明状，会导致牙齿高度敏感、变色。

某些情况下，由于牙釉质变薄，牙齿需要做牙套保护或者拔除。