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When a friend takes your picture, you either smile without teeth showing or shy away from the camera, when you have yellow teeth.
Here are tips to help with teeth whitening, because we know you do not want to have yellow, stained teeth forever.
Brush right after eating berries or drinking coffee and tea since these food and drinks tend to stain your teeth. If you have eaten a lot of sweets while dining out, you can always rinse your mouth with a glass of water. Rub a combination of lemon juice and salt over the teeth, especially on areas that have yellow stains.
Munching on crunchy food, such as carrots, apples, celery, and the like, after or during every meal or snacks. This method will help you clean your teeth and remove stains or food residues that stick to your teeth. If you want to retain teeth color, avoid tooth decaying food such as carbohydrates and sugar.
Using teeth whitening products, help keep stains at bay. Over-the-counter teeth whitening products, which can be bought at druggist and stores, are also very popular.
Whitening strips are for those who are patient enough to put on these teeth whitening strip products, which can be difficult to apply and put in place. Two common complaints by users of teeth whitening strips are tooth sensitivity and gum irritation. Do not use them again if you experience these effects.
To prevent teeth discoloration and bad breath, the most significant means is to give up smoking. If you cannot kick the habit, at least, try to reduce smoking. It will do good to your health and the health of those who surrounds you. Yellow teeth are not the only affliction developed by smokers but also wrinkles, loss of bone density, defective lungs, fertility and sexual health problems.
Just because you have the magic whitening done does not mean you stop taking care of your teeth, you still need to brush and floss twice a day and visit your dentist for cleaning every six months.
Jane Pennington is the owner of www.teethwhiteningsmiles.com, and has been providing teeth whitening services and information since 2000 (ph. 800-700-3173).


