7 best teeth whitening tips for you and more

Teeth-whitening is one of the most popular cosmetic treatments in modern dentistry all over the world! The United Kingdom is no exception to that trend. According to a survey carried out recently it was revealed that 9 out of every 10 people in the country are eager about the treatment and want to sign up. Whitening the teeth has several options than you can probably believe. Interestingly some of those are quite simple and reasonable in cost if not free while others require substantial investment of time and money. Skilled and experienced dentists in London emphasise whitening the teeth is crucial just as preventing any more staining or discolouration of the teeth.

In the following sections of this post let us explore few tried and tested tips to help you make the most of your teeth whitening treatment.

Give up smoking

There is hardly anything more harmful and risky than smoking; it not only affects your teeth and the overall mouth but also your overall physical health and wellbeing. In course of time your teeth and even the gums cannot escape the dark staining caused by tar and nicotine present in cigarettes. And these stains only become deeper with time. Habitual smoking is always a great roadblock to achieving a healthy and dazzling smile. Considering all these factors and more it is much better to quit smoking along with any other form of tobacco consumption.

Limit sugary treats to a considerable extent

Staying away from excessive sugar is always helpful especial when your sound oral health is concerned. Sugary treats like chocolate, candy, colas and sodas lead to thriving of harmful bacteria in your mouth. These harmful bacteria destroy the outermost protective coating of your teeth called the enamel. When the enamel coating becomes compromised, you suffer from cavities in the teeth. The problem also leads to other oral health issues including gum disease. Even some items that are apparently goodies also prove harmful for your teeth and the gums and that include toffee, peanut brittle and caramel, etc. Limit your sugary treats to moderate quantities once in a while and build the habit of immediately brushing the teeth after finishing your sugary treats.

Stop over indulging in certain beverages

Popular beverages like coffee, tea, red wine, soda, and even fruit juice are found to have range of harmful ingredients like tannins, phosphoric acid and various dying agents. Each of these components can stain your teeth in course of time. Dentists with years of experience in handling patients for teeth whitening in London suggest giving up these beverages as much as possible to maintain your teeth spotlessly white and attractive. Moreover while drinking any of the harmful beverages you should better remain careful about certain things which include the following –

• Drink your favourite beverage in a single sitting and do not continue with it for lengthy period of time. The longer the beverages remain in contact with your teeth the more damage the later sustain.
• After finishing a beverage try to brush or at least rinse the mouth with plain water to flush away any harmful residue.
• Although this is not possible in most real life situations but drinking through a straw is always helpful not to allow the beverages come in direct contact to your teeth.

You should include certain foods and drinks in your daily diet

Certain food items – for example watermelon and strawberries – are rich in malic acid and thus can whiten your teeth to some extent or the other. Even pineapple is another good example that helps whitening the teeth just like the other two examples given above. Apple helps improved secretion of saliva while being eaten. Saliva is helpful washing way acids in your mouth as well as food particles that get stuck between the teeth. Now let us come to beverages; even tea is known to increase saliva production. Milk is rich in lactic acid and thus can help whiten your teeth enamel.

Properly brush and floss the teeth every day

Brushing and flossing the teeth every day in the right way provides excellent mileage in the long run to keep the teeth white. However a large number of people neglect regular flossing and they only brush their teeth daily. You should not belong to this category. How brushing and flossing helps in keeping the teeth white? Both these oral hygiene activities clear away residues of the foods and the drinks you consume on every day basis. These residues often pave the way to tartar and plaque formation in the mouth warn dentists who provide cosmetic teeth whitening in Wimbledon over the years.      

Use any whitening toothpaste

Almost every toothpaste brand has its own teeth-whitening products. Usually these whitening toothpastes contain ingredients like baking soda, peroxide, activated charcoal, and even mild abrasive elements to whiten as well as polish your teeth. This range of products proves effective reducing staining which results from habitual smoking or excessive consumption of beverages like coffee, wine and tea, etc. from the enamel surface. But certainly you cannot expect these standard whitening products to remove stains that reside deeper beyond the surface enamel.

Custom fitted whitening trays are more effective

You can get whitening trays that are custom fitted for your teeth from your dentist. This range of whitening trays contains a much higher concentration of hydrogen peroxide than that in both whitening toothpastes and the whitening trays that are available over the counter at chemist shops. Custom fitted trays also sit on your teeth much better and proves more effective in whitening the teeth. Even much lesser quantity of hydrogen peroxide comes in contact with the soft tissues of your gums with custom fitted whitening trays. However in order to get your custom fitted trays you must visit your dentist twice – during the first visit the dental professional takes a 3D scan of your mouth based on which your customised trays are prepared while in the second visit the trays are fitted to your teeth correctly.

At the same time it is important to tell you not to invest money and time in teeth whitening kits that are available over the counter at convenience stores and also online. To cut a long story short, these are nowhere near to the custom fitted ones in terms of effectiveness.

Few other things to consider

Apart from the tips mentioned above here are a few things that you should consider too, suggest trained and experienced dentists at the renowned SW19 Confidental Dental Clinic in London.

• Consider “in office” or “in chair” teeth whitening treatment for the best and safest possible results.
• Get your teeth professionally cleaned at routine intervals.
• Avoid using hydrogen peroxide at home.