Alshaab Eg

We would all like to have beautiful pearly white teeth like the movie stars and television actors do, but in the real world teeth discolor naturally with age or due to diet, illness or smoking and they often turn brown, gray or even yellow in color.

Some people naturally start out with more grayish teeth than others. Most whitening methods work well on teeth which have yellowed, and some whitening can be done if teeth are brownish or grayish.

There are a variety of methods you can try to make teeth whiter, including home remedies such as rubbing teeth with strawberries before brushing, special whitening kits you can buy at the drug or grocery store, and treatments at your dentist’s office.

Your first steps in whitening your teeth should be a visit to your dentist. Besides regular teeth cleaning, which keeps your teeth clean and healthy, your dentist can offer products and suggestions as to methods you can use.

The first thing the dentist is likely to tell you is that you should floss on a daily basis and use a soft bristled brush to clean your teeth regularly, usually following a meal or snack.

Your dentist will inform you about the bleaching and laser treatments that can be performed and advice will be given about how to use tray based home bleaching, gels and strips to bleach your teeth and all manner of stain removing methods, for example, whitening toothpaste.

Obviously, while some of these methods can change the color of your teeth by over three shades, some of them merely remove the surface stains which have been allowed to build up over the years. Choosing either option will improve the color of your natural teeth.

If you have had dental work done, such as fillings, caps, and crowns, you may want to discuss with your dentist a porcelain veneer or other method of changing the color of your filling, as your filling was made to match the color of your teeth when it was put in.

You need to bear in mind that your teeth and gums still need to be taken good care of so spend a little time finding out about the various kinds of whitening methods and making sure they are safe for your teeth.

Except for some laser treatments, the majority of the help your dentist can offer you will meet with the approval of the Dental Association. Such treatments can run to hundreds of thousands of dollars so they often work out to be much more expensive than the alternatives you can buy over the counter for less than $100.

Another thing to take into account when deciding whether to use what the dentist has to offer or an over the counter alternative is the time is takes to carry out the treatment. There is no single method which will afford you the luxury of having white teeth immediately and indefinitely, but it is a known fact that the dentist’s treatments do have a longer lasting effect as well as being able to achieve the desired results more quickly.

The way in which you choose to make teeth whiter should be determined by considering the reason why the teeth became discolored in the first place as well as general safety practices as far as your teeth are concerned.

Tags