Treatment Involving Risk

Caring for body and soul

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Question

There is a tooth whitening method approved by the Ministry of Health, but it is not healthy and contains an oxidizing agent (which could, God forbid, cause cancer). Is it a problem of 'and you shall guard your souls' to use this product? The treatment is very common in the public, and there are several types of it. [There is an option to choose the shortest treatment].

Answer

Shalom Rav,

It is permitted to undergo this treatment. For anything that many people do, it is said: 'The Lord protects the simple'.

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