Tooth Whitening

Yellow teeth say a lot about a person.  They often flag someone as a smoker or coffee drinker.  They can also demonstrate a lack of dental hygiene.  There are a number of home remedies that can take away the yellow and help with tooth whitening, without harsh chemicals or expensive treatments.

Home Remedies for Tooth Whitening:

What Not To Do:

While lemons are often touted as a great tooth whitening home remedy, and while lemons will temporarily make your teeth look whiter, the acid will eat away the enamel and cause you many more problems down the road.  No matter how much you want a quick tooth whitening fix, avoid leaving raw lemon juice on your teeth.

Others claim that brushing with crushed vitamin C tablets will whiten the teeth.  While vitamin C will help keep you healthy, the acid in vitamin C, when applied directly to your teeth, will strip them of the enamel.

Stay away from dark beverages – red wine, coffee, tea, grape juice, anything that would stain a white shirt – these will stain your teeth.  The same goes for smoking.

Crunch Your Way To Whiter Teeth:

One teeth whitening natural cure will help you in other ways as well.  Consume crunchy, raw vegetables to scrape away the tartar and plaque while polishing the white choppers underneath.  In addition to helping with your dental health and leaving whiter teeth, the vitamins, minerals and fiber will help cleanse your insides as well.

Baking Soda:

There are a number of ways to use this natural cure for teeth whitening, all are effective.  For daily brushing, try dipping your toothpaste-covered toothbrush in a dish of baking soda, then brush as you normally would (3 minutes is recommended.)

Another baking soda application involves a daily or weekly “soak” for your teeth.  Mold some aluminum foil to the shape of your teeth.  Mix some toothpaste and baking soda to form a paste.  Coat your teeth with the paste and cover with the foil.  Rest your mouth for an hour.  Remove the foil and brush your teeth as usual after the tooth spa treatment.

Peroxide:

Not the hair bleach, but hydrogen peroxide applied to your teeth or used as a mouthwash is a wonderful, safe tooth whitening home remedy.  Not only can you use it alone, you can also dip your toothbrush into peroxide, sprinkle with baking soda and use the double-whammy to brighten your smile.