Keeping Teeth White

So what can you do to keep your teeth glowing white? Here are some easy to follow tips:

Avoid Foods That Stain Teeth

Foods with lots of pigment such as soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, most varieties of berries, cherries, and curry will stain teeth. If these cannot be completely avoided, it is recommended to brush your teeth as soon as possible after eating these foods.

Drink Water

You can help prevent stains to your teeth by swishing a mouthful of water around immediately after eating or drinking a staining beverage. This also helps to keep breath fresh.

Natural Teeth Whitening

There is a good deal of information on "natural teeth whitening" out there. Some of these teeth whitening home remedies are downright dangerous to your teeth while others may be worth your time. The most common of these home remedies are detailed below.

Lemon Juice

Brushing teeth with lemon juice, or rubbing the peel across the teeth, is one of the most frequently mentioned ways to whiten teeth naturally. Unfortunately, it is also one of the worst.

The way lemon juice works (if you can call it that) is by robbing your tooth enamel of calcium from the citric acid in the juice. Not good, considering that teeth will decay much faster without the right amount of calcium. Lemon juice can also strip away the tooth enamel until it is damaged beyond repair. Lemon juice for teeth whitening…not a good idea.

Prevent Damage Teeth Early

Prevent Damage Teeth Early - Problem of tooth decay or dental caries experienced by nearly 89 percent of children under the age of 12 years in Indonesia. One reason is the lack of dental hygiene is maintained and the penchant to eat sweet and sticky.

According drg.Zaura Anggraeni, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Indonesian Dentists Association (PDGI), on average, each resident has four cavities. "Based on the daily experience of cavities that are usually left to rot. So it's too late now to the dentist because the infection is deep and should be repealed," said the doctor who called by Rini.