Thursday, 23 February 2012

How You Can Use Teeth Whitening Gel


Teeth whitening gel works the most effectively if used with fitted trays. You can get it from a professional dentist or you can buy it from a drugstore or an online store. You must buy a plastic mouth tray, so that it can be boiled as well as shaped as per the shape of your mouth. Plastic teeth tray fits into the mouth well. Only gel can help you get whiter teeth, but it may take some time. To get the optimal result in least time, you should use the gel with mouth tray. It helps to bleach the teeth directly. Direct contact with the teeth surface helps to bleach the teeth as well as give it a whiter and brighter look. 

You can find tooth bleaching gels in the drugstores, but professional dentists also sell teeth bleach or teeth gel to the customers, who have already bough mouth trays. Such trays can be found at the supermarkets and also in the online stores. You can get yours from any of them. In the supermarkets, you will also find tooth whitening syringes. However, you must do some homework before using the syringes. Otherwise, it can leave bad effects on your teeth as well as gums. It can harm the gums.

While choosing any teeth whitening kits, especially teeth gel, you must take care of the percentage of the ingredients it contains. Teeth whitening gel should contain 16% bleach. If a gel contains more, you must avoid it.

Monday, 13 February 2012

How To Keep Your Teeth Stain-Free


Stained teeth are so embarrassing. It can be disastrous to one’s look and appearance. This blog will tell you about the causes of stained teeth and how you can make stained teeth stain-free using teeth whitening kits.

Reasons for teeth staining

  • Stained teeth are mainly caused by many bad habits like smoking or chewing tobacco. Our food habit is also responsible for staining teeth. If not properly taken care of, teeth can be damaged too.

  • There are some antibiotics like tetracycline that can cause teeth discoloration. It makes teeth uneven. Vitamin supplements as well as iron tonics also create stains on teeth.

  • People, who drink alcohol, soda, coffee and tea in excessive quantity, suffer from the problem of stained teeth. These drinks affect the teeth enamel and make it stained.

  • The foods we take daily can result in stained teeth, unless we splash our mouth with plenty of water after taking foods.

How to remove stains from the teeth surface

  • You can prevent teeth from staining by means of teeth whitening gels and peroxide based toothpaste.

  • You should brush and floss your teeth twice a day to keep teeth discoloration away.

  • Eat plenty of water and ample of fruits. The water helps to remove food particle from the mouth; while the acid contained by fruit helps to remove stains.

  • You can use a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda once in every week. The mixture helps to bleach the teeth.