Teeth Whitening Naturally -A major part of good health is to keep your teeth as healthy as possible. While trying to keep our teeth healthy, we are always striving to make them look whiter.
There are multiple factors that cause teeth to become dull and lose their bright white sparkle. Certain foods can stain your enamel. Additionally, plague build-up on your teeth can cause them to look yellow. This type of discoloration can usually be treated with regular cleaning and whitening remedies. However sometimes teeth look yellow because the hard enamel has eroded away, revealing the dentin underneath. Dentin is a naturally yellow, bony tissue that lies underneath the enamel.
Here are a few simple natural things you can do to improve your teeth whitening.
- Coconut oil is a popular choice because it has a pleasant taste and offers many additional health benefits. A few studies have shown that daily oil pulling effectively reduces bacteria in the mouth, along with plague and gingivitis. Oil pulling is placing I teaspoon of coconut oil in your mouth and pushing and pulling the oil through your teeth. You should do this for 15 to 20 minutes. There is no scientific proof that this whitens your teeth but it will reduce plaque.
- Baking Soda can be a good mild abrasive that can scrub away stains. But you are probably better off switching to a toothpaste with sodium bicarbonate. Studies show brushing with products that have baking soda will work on surface stains over time.
- Hydrogen Peroxide is a natural bleaching agent that kills bacteria in your mouth. A study has shown that toothpaste containing baking soda and 1% hydrogen peroxide leads to significantly whiter teeth. You no more than 15% to 3% of a hydrogen peroxide solution to avoid side effects.
- Apple Cider Vinegar’s main ingredient is acetic acid. This effectively kills bacteria. The antibacterial property of vinegar is what makes it useful for cleaning your mouth and teeth whitening.
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