Sparkling white teeth are everyone's need, someone have it while others dream for it.Unlike skin colour, God have given white teeth to everyone in this world but with the passage of time, lack of teeth care and other common reasons mentioned here, teeth looses its whiteness. But no need to worry, good news is that you can regain your sparkling white teeth which you had when you born. You will find here perfect ways of how to regain your dream white teeth and maintain them.
There are many reasons for dark teeth colour. The most common causes are as below:
- Consumption of staining substances (like tea, coffee, colas, sodas, red wine).
- Berries, curries and sauce stain teeth.
- Foods and drinks at extreme temperatures can affect teeth colour (heat and cold causes the pores in your teeth to close and open allowing staining agents attack with greater force.).
- Smoking and chewing tobacco product.
- Bad oral habits.
- Drugs like antihistamines, antipsychotic and antihypertensive medications may cause staining.
- Ageing (every day's wear and tear causes darkening of teeth).
Ways to get Sparkling White Teeth
There are ways through which you can have white teeth like ultrasonic cleaning, laser teeth whitening, teeth whitening therapy, dental veneers etc. All of these ways involve much cost and intervention of dentists. However, you will find here natural ways to clean teeth and maintain their whiteness.
- Take some baking soda mix some lime juice in it and brush gently over your teeth. Do this once a week. Baking soda has been used for whitening the teeth for centuries even before the invention of toothpaste.
- Recent studies say that eating a bit of cheese after a meal can help to prevent tooth decay.
- Make a solution with equal parts hydrogen peroxide and water. Use it like mouthwash twice a week. It has been declared safe to use as a teeth whitener by the ADA.
- Milk helps whitening the teeth because it contain calcium and phosphorous minerals which promote demineralisation of tooth enamel.
Watch this video to know how you can use lemon and baking soda to whiten your teeth naturally.
How to maintain White Teeth
- Rinse your mouth with cold water for about 30 seconds to remove any loose debris between your teeth.
- Use dental floss (thin filaments used to remove food and dental plaque from teeth) between your teeth. Don't be too forceful that gems start bleeding.
- Before brushing, wash your tooth brush under water and use pea sized amount of toothpaste.
- Brush gently. Clean all your teeth specially the back ones.
- Rinse your mouth with some good mouthwash, preferably an antiseptic mouthwash (salt with warm water can be used as substitute).
- Brush your teeth 2 times a day.
Cautions to take
- Be careful while using baking soda (and, to a lesser extent, hydrogen peroxide). Both products can eat away at your teeth, quite literally.
- Don't share your toothbrush with other people as this can spread germs.
- Don't be too hard or too loose to clean your teeth. Use your tooth brush gently.
- Never skip a day without brushing.
- Don't take much sugar.
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