MCART – Whiten Teeth

Just when it was too late, I have spotted some yellow in my teeth, which meant that the white was fading away. Does it lack calcium or floride? And more importantly, how can I get back my white teeth? (what type of toothbrush should I use?)

Actually you might want to brush your teeth less often (once or twice a day is plenty), don’t brush too hard and get a good toothpaste with natural ingredients. Also try to limit mouthwash use. It means your enamel is wearing and this causes the dentin underneath the enamel to appear (dentin is yellowy colored). Sometimes this happens because you body is deficient in calcium and so your teeth demineralize to supply minerals to the rest of your bones in the body. So you will want to start eating a more nutritious diet, get calcium from spinach, milk, butter etc. Fish and liver are also good for bone health. Try sushi. And eat lots of fat soluable vitamins.

If you want good teeth health, I would say to avoid whitening products. Because this will not solve your problem in the long term, and the results won’t last long. When I used whitening products my teeth would get whiter for a few days, then become even more yellow a week later. They would also become more weak and brittle. The potential harm to your teeth is not worth it. Most whitening products contain peroxide which erodes your enamel.

Also what I did was change my diet, start drinking milk more occasionally and swish the milk around in my mouth, like a mouthwash. It actually does whiten your teeth as weird as it sounds.