Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Carbamide Peroxide vs Hydrogen Peroxide

Carbamide Peroxide vs Hydrogen Peroxide - What is the difference?
Carbamide peroxide breaks down into urea and hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide is the active ingredient in both. Carbamide peroxide breaks down to about one third hydrogen peroxide, so an 18% carbamide peroxide solution has the same effect as a 6% hydrogen peroxide solution. The reason carbamide peroxide is more common is because it is much more stable than hydrogen peroxide, which deteriorates rapidly in the store/dentist shelves.

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