New Year Resolutions - Keep Teeth White and Shiny
White, shiny and perfect teeth - we all want such dazzling display of molars every time we smile. Our smiles can attract or repel the people to whom it was originally directed.
It is not just the aesthetics of teeth in a smile that we must be concerned about. Your bright natural smile is an indication of good health from the pinkish gums to the white enamel itself. And so this New Year, make it your resolution to have whiter, shinier and healthier teeth through a whitening system.
Product Choices
The good news is that you need not spend hundreds of pounds and hours on dental visits for this purpose. You have many choices in at-home dental whitening at a fraction of the cost and time in a dentist's clinic, said selections of which include kits strips and toothpastes. Take note, however, that deeper stains on teeth will require your dentist's help but for yellowish teeth, these over-the-counter products will do.
Let's discuss the whitening kits, which are the most effective from the other whitening systems. Usually, these kits contain peroxide, a bleaching agent that removes deep and surface stains. You can choose from either the peroxide-based gel applied with a small brush to the surface or the gel on a tray that will be molded to your unique shape. Both of these choices result to white teeth with little to no sign of the light yellowish stain.
Then there are also the home whitening strips, which are virtually invisible and are also coated with peroxide. Basically, you wear the strips for a few minutes each day for about a week although the results will be visible within just 4 days. You must take note that these results are not as impressive as those for whitening kits but will suffice if you have lower expectations.
And last on the list are whitening toothpastes. These oral hygiene products contain mild abrasives, chemicals and polishing agents that remove the surface stains but the basic tooth colour may remain. Only mild bleaching is possible so we still suggest the teeth whitening kits for better results.
Indeed, making whiter teeth your New Year's resolution is as good as aiming for a better house next year. It is your health, after all, that's at stake here.
Lifestyle Choices
And speaking of health, you must also be aware that whiter teeth are not just about short-term bleaching provided by the abovementioned products. It is also about making the right long-term lifestyle choices including the following:
- Practice daily oral hygiene of brushing, flossing and rinsing your mouth after every meal.
- Visit the dentist at least once every 3 months for more intensive cleaning
- Avoid cigarettes from its chewing to smoking as these are the main activities that contribute to stains
- Watch the foods consumed as many can actually stain the enamel - coffee, tea, dark sodas, fruit juices, blueberries, blackberries and beets. Just make sure you brush them as soon as these are eaten so as to avoid stain accumulation.
So, beginning this Christmas season when food and drinks abound as well as when gifts must be bought, you must buy a teeth whitening kit for yourself, too. Your New Year's resolution will, indeed, be accomplished.
It is not just the aesthetics of teeth in a smile that we must be concerned about. Your bright natural smile is an indication of good health from the pinkish gums to the white enamel itself. And so this New Year, make it your resolution to have whiter, shinier and healthier teeth through a whitening system.
Product Choices
The good news is that you need not spend hundreds of pounds and hours on dental visits for this purpose. You have many choices in at-home dental whitening at a fraction of the cost and time in a dentist's clinic, said selections of which include kits strips and toothpastes. Take note, however, that deeper stains on teeth will require your dentist's help but for yellowish teeth, these over-the-counter products will do.
Let's discuss the whitening kits, which are the most effective from the other whitening systems. Usually, these kits contain peroxide, a bleaching agent that removes deep and surface stains. You can choose from either the peroxide-based gel applied with a small brush to the surface or the gel on a tray that will be molded to your unique shape. Both of these choices result to white teeth with little to no sign of the light yellowish stain.
Then there are also the home whitening strips, which are virtually invisible and are also coated with peroxide. Basically, you wear the strips for a few minutes each day for about a week although the results will be visible within just 4 days. You must take note that these results are not as impressive as those for whitening kits but will suffice if you have lower expectations.
And last on the list are whitening toothpastes. These oral hygiene products contain mild abrasives, chemicals and polishing agents that remove the surface stains but the basic tooth colour may remain. Only mild bleaching is possible so we still suggest the teeth whitening kits for better results.
Indeed, making whiter teeth your New Year's resolution is as good as aiming for a better house next year. It is your health, after all, that's at stake here.
Lifestyle Choices
And speaking of health, you must also be aware that whiter teeth are not just about short-term bleaching provided by the abovementioned products. It is also about making the right long-term lifestyle choices including the following:
- Practice daily oral hygiene of brushing, flossing and rinsing your mouth after every meal.
- Visit the dentist at least once every 3 months for more intensive cleaning
- Avoid cigarettes from its chewing to smoking as these are the main activities that contribute to stains
- Watch the foods consumed as many can actually stain the enamel - coffee, tea, dark sodas, fruit juices, blueberries, blackberries and beets. Just make sure you brush them as soon as these are eaten so as to avoid stain accumulation.
So, beginning this Christmas season when food and drinks abound as well as when gifts must be bought, you must buy a teeth whitening kit for yourself, too. Your New Year's resolution will, indeed, be accomplished.
