9 Tips for Healthy, White Teeth
1. Go on a white-teeth diet. If you're quaffing drinking colas, gravies, and dark juices you have to remember if it's dark before you put it in your mouth, it will probably stain your teeth. Brush immediately after eating or drinking foods that stain teeth and get your teeth whitened professionally when you feel your teeth are not as white as they used to be.
2. How old is your toothbrush? Change your toothbrush or the head of your electric toothbrush at least every two to three months. Otherwise, you're just transferring bacteria to your mouth. According to Dr. Nazli Keri, the best way to brush is by placing your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle against your gums and gently moving it in a circular motion, rather than a back-and-forth motion.
3. A Clean Tongue is important. Use a tongue scraper every morning to remove tongue plaque and freshen your breath. One major cause of bad breath is the buildup of bacteria on the tongue, which a daily tongue scraping will help banish. Plus, using a tongue scraper is more effective than brushing your tongue with a toothbrush.
4. Eat "cleaner" foods. Foods that are firm or crisp help clean teeth as they're eaten such as apples (otherwise known as nature's toothbrush); other choices include raw carrots, celery, and popcorn.
5. Gargle with apple cider vinegar in the morning and then brush as usual. The vinegar helps help remove stains, whiten teeth, and kill bacteria in your mouth and gums.
6. Brush your teeth with baking soda once a week to remove stains and whiten your teeth. Use it just as you would toothpaste.
7. Stay fresh. When you shop for mouthwash make sure it is alcohol-free. Most over-the-counter mouthwashes have too much alcohol, which can dry out the tissues in your mouth, making them more susceptible to bacteria
8. Flossing. Floss after you eat to remove the food in-between your teeth and have several packages of floss so that you can keep floss at work, in your car, your purse or briefcase etc.
9. When….? As soon as you get out of bed and before you get back in at night are the two most crucial times, says Dr. Nazli Keri, that’s because saliva (which keeps cavity-causing plaque off teeth) dries up on your teeth at night, so it’s best to have all plaque cleaned off the teeth before you go to sleep. It’s also important to brush first thing in the morning to brush off plaque and bacteria (morning breath!) that may have built up as you sleep.
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