Ways to Whiten Your Teeth

If you have a stain teeth, there are several options for whiten your teeth. Stain teeth will make you not confidence and make you chary to smile. Several options available can be done at your dentist. Or for you who haven’t enough time or money, there are natural ways to be done at home.

• Tooth bleaching – this is the most common way for whiten your teeth. This treatment should be done by professional dentist. The bleach they used contains hydrogen peroxide. First your dentist will put rubber shield on your gum for protection. Then they will put the bleaching product on your teeth. After the treatment at your dentist is done, you need another treatment at home. You need to apply home whitening product up to three or four weeks. Use the home used product for 30 minutes or one hour every single day.

• Laser whitening – laser whitening used the power from several light energy to whiten your teeth. Several energies that commonly used are halogen, LED or plasma light energy. But some dentist said that the best result given by using halogen energy light. During the process the dentist will put rubber shield to protect your gum. Then the bleaching product is applies to your teeth. The bleaching product is contains hydrogen peroxide.  Then the light energy will be shone to your teeth for activate the product. The shining teeth process can be last for 5 until 15 minutes. This treatment can be done by single visit to your dentist. Most of the result shows the teeth can be six grades whiter.

• Internal bleaching – internal bleaching should be done by your professional dentist. This treatment is a good option for stain which cause by internal leak. Internal leak usually caused by blood or another fluid at your gum or teeth. This treatment includes teeth drilling to create hole. After the hole is made, the dentist filled in the hydrogen peroxide gel. So the gel will make like some kind of sealed to your teeth.  This treatment need to be done regularly.

Some patient said that there are bad sides doing whitening treatment at the dentist. You can have a sensitive teeth problem. You will find a pain when eating cold or warm food or drink. Some will also feel pain at the gum. But the effect will disappear several days after the treatment.
For you who don’t want to have any bad side effect, try some natural ways for whiten your teeth. This treatment need extra patient to show the result, but it is better for your time and your money as well.

• Orange peel – use the fresh inner side of the orange peel. Scrub it into your teeth. Do it regularly twice a day. Try to use the orange that are not so seared. The acidic character on orange can cause problem to your teeth and gum.

• Bay leaves – put some leaves under the sun until it dry. Then dry it until it become like powder. Put some bay powder on your finger. Then scrub it to your teeth. Do it slowly and regularly for better result.

• Baking soda –baking soda is one of the main ingredients of tooth paste. Put some baking soda on your teeth. Leave it for ten minutes and then brush your teeth. This treatment should be done once or twice a month. Don’t do it too often, or you can cause teeth corrosion.

The treatment you choose should be thinks wisely before you decide it. Every treatment comes with its own side effect. See other article about Common Food and Drinks That Cause Staining Teeth