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Teeth Whitening Tricks (Long)

Teeth Whitening Tricks

Limit your visits to the dentist for teeth whitening by following these simple teeth whitening tricks:

Time For Some Crunchy Food: Crunchy fruits and vegetables like apples, celery, carrots, raw spinach, cucumbers and broccoli remove tartar and plaque from teeth and help our teeth retain their white shine.

Sip and Swish: Coffee does taste great and gives that instant kick that all of us need. But the flip side is that avid coffee drinkers have to live with stained teeth. Brushing after drinking tea, coffee or other beverages is the suggested way of fighting those stains. But that's not possible every time. One easy way to get rid of those stains is to take a mouthful of water and swish it around in your mouth. Do this as soon as you drink this beverage. This will prevent the staining film of the drink from settling over your teeth.

Love Gum? Good News: For those who love chewing gum, there is good news. Pop in a gum after every meal for white teeth. However, the catch is that it has to be sugarless gum. Also if you are thinking that you can bid farewell to your toothpaste by using gum, then you are greatly mistaken. Chewing gum should never substitute brushing teeth with one's regular toothpaste.

Dip That Straw For White Teeth: How? Simple. There is something called a straw - a thin pipe, one end of which you need to dip in the can of soft drink and suck the drink through the other end. Using a straw reduces the area of teeth that comes in contact with the drink. Those who love to savor the taste, have to keep in mind of not swishing the drink around inside your mouth. If not, then it is as good as you didn't use the straw.

Teeth Whitening Tricks at Home

Baking Soda and Salt: Mix 1 teaspoon of baking soda, with a pinch of salt. Add a few drops of vinegar to it to make a paste. Foam up the mixture a little and then brush your teeth with it. Follow these teeth whitening home remedy after brushing teeth with your normal toothpaste.

Baking Soda and Hydrogen Peroxide: Dilute hydrogen peroxide with equal amount of water. Add some baking soda to it. Now brush your teeth with the paste. There is no need to follow this treatment without brushing your teeth with the regular toothpaste. Read more on teeth whitening with hydrogen peroxide.

Lemon Juice Paste: Calcium is important for strong teeth as it strengthens your teeth from inside, but calcium deposits on teeth can leave yellow stains. To get rid of calcium deposits, make a paste of equal amounts of salt and lemon juice and brush your teeth with it. This is an effective option for teeth whitening at home.

Strawberries: Besides the taste, strawberries also have teeth whitening agents in them. You can benefit from the teeth whitening properties of the fruit by rubbing some strawberries to your teeth. However, brush your teeth after following this home remedy for teeth whitening to prevent your teeth from suffering from adverse effects of acids and sugars in the fruit.

Basal Leaves: Stains from teeth can be easily removed by rubbing a mixture made from equal amounts of dry orange rind and dry basal leaves. One could also rub the inner surface of orange rind to get white, shiny teeth.

Quick Teeth Whitening Tips
  • Brush your teeth every night with apple cider vinegar.
  • Add half a teaspoon of rocksalt to a cup of water. Gargle with this solution every night before going off to sleep.
  • Add some lemon drops to your toothbrush and brush your teeth with it.
  • Limit the intake of tea, coffee, red wine and carbonated drinks. Avoid smoking to have sparkling teeth.
  • The benefits of potassium hydroxide and hardwood ash can be reaped by brushing teeth with it.
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Re: Teeth Whitening Tricks (Long)

  • nilofurjnilofurj member
    Ninth Anniversary 10 Comments
    edited December 2011
    OMG where did you get this??
    I am a dentist and some of these are not recommended!! They can actually cause more harm than good...
    -never rinse with hydrogen peroxide its terrible for oral health
    -lemon juice??? thats an excellent way to get caries/cavities, and acidic foods/drinks will wear down your enamel
    -gum chewing can cause havoc on your TMJ, muscles and also weaken your teeth.

    i have never heard about basal leaves or hydroxide and hardwood ash...but they dont sound good either.
    Please be careful with tooth whitening products!!! I have seen some whitening centers popping up in Malls in miami and such....please dont ever trust a non licensed dentist to touch your teeth and who knows what kind of training those ppl have.
    I know pearly white teeth are of high importance for your wedding (im a coffee adict and im always fighting the stains myself) but please be cautious and always speak to your dentist first. It may be expensive to get it done professionally but you know what they say...you get what you pay for.
    =)
  • edited December 2011
    Yeah so this gets the Pharmacy Stamp of Approval...I have heard of these methods and none of them are harmful if practiced in moderation...Thanks for the advice Lynette :))
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  • edited December 2011
    I didnt know hydrogen peroxide was bad,,,it was actually recomemded to me as being better then any other mouth wash as it doesnt have any sugar or stuff in it and it helps with the gums. hmm..

    Also heard alot about the strawberries lol...i wonder if you should take out those little seeds first??

     Thanks :)
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