Teeth Whitening

Home Remedies

When I last went to my local library I was helped by a very attractive lad with a lovely white smile. When she smiles I am amazed at such a lovely set of sparkling white teeth! All the same I recall that her teeth weren't always like that. One day I plucked up courage to compliment her on her wonderful smile, she told me that she had recently had her teeth re-aligned by her dentist with the use of braces and once that was done they were specially cleaned and whitened by the expert. Apparently it cost quite a lot of money but she said she was so pleased to feel the smile on her lips now and to see the reaction of people she meets who often congratulate her for her new look of pearly white teeth.

I guess that in reality we would all like to have such a lovely smile with pearl white sparkling teeth. Teeth whitening makes you feel good about yourself and in the eyes of others.

Trouble is every day we are attacked by many enemies that stop our teeth from being like those of my Librarian with such an attractive smile.

The food that we eat and the drinks we consume all gather to create nasty stains on our teeth by adhering to the protective coating of protein that our mouths generate which prevents damage to the enamel. Aside from the heat of the tea and coffee drinks we devour which can cause structural changes to our teeth over a longer period, it is unfortunate but stains seem to often be an almost immediate effect on our teeth whenever we eat some foods and fruits.

You should be aware that these include all wild and cultivated berries, curries (my favourite!), red wine (you can almost feel the staining with red wine), coloured fizzy drinks, and soya sauce light or dark, all can in all likelihood stain your tooth enamel, giving a yellowish coating or the actual; colour of the fruit or juice that marks the tooth enamel. Contact with carrot juice, for example, will stain your teeth a slightly yellowish hue, ideal for Halloween maybe but not for your hot date! Watch out for sticky and fattening food with lots of sugar and fats will also adhere quickly to your precious tooth enamel. These cause a layer of discolouration on top of your tooth and this permits other food and drinks to stick to this new layer that has been formed, what a nightmare! Is there no way out of this?

While it is easy to go to the dentist and request your dentist to prescribe you a home based bleaching program to for teeth whitening that you can follow at home, dental treatments are costly, whereas over the counter treatments generally are much cheaper. Most whitening methods will work well on teeth which have yellowed, and some tooth whitening can be done even if teeth are brownish or greyish.

A visit to the pharmacy will allow you to explore a variety of dental remedies for your teeth that you can carry out in the comfort of your home. These will include the application of bleaching strips, or bleaching gels and are much cheaper than a dental treatment. We know that these bleaching agents work on your teeth, but I have noticed that most of my Indian friends all seem to have sparkling white teeth and super smiles. They are hiding a little secret that I am going to let you in on!

They have a tradition going back centuries of chewing betel nuts and their leaves sometimes with an assortment of special spices. So when my friends chew the betel nut and the leaves, these materials rub against their teeth, and whiten them in the process. You will be able to by these at a special Indian food store or health food shop and whiten your own teeth.

You can however use a home remedy which will help to whiten your teeth in the short term. Most of the ingredients will in all probability be in your house already, baking soda, vinegar, lemon juice, and salt, the preference would be a little baking soda as it is not so nasty to taste. Several proprietary toothpastes today include baking soda as the "magic ingredient"!

Use caution and a always a soft bristle toothbrush with home-made teeth whitening attempts.

After a few days of these gentle home remedies, you will find pleasing comments from your friends who will see the difference and the whitening effect on your teeth of these handy home tooth whitening remedies.

If you are not satisfied with the results of your home remedies or your home tooth whitening bleaching program, then you will need to seek professional dental treatment.