A person’s smile is a very powerful tool. It can turn a gloomy day into a bright and sunny one. It can remove frowns and make someone happy. It can also take away the wrinkles on one’s face! Among all the contagious things in the world, a person’s smile is the only safe and healthy one.
When you are seen smiling by another person, he/she could easily like (or love) you because of that. Most people in this world would want to see people who show their teeth and smile rather than those who would just like to frown all day! That is why, it is very important to keep smiling and show everyone those lovely pearls of yours.
But what if those pearls aren’t as lovely and as white enough? One can still smile but it is not that beautiful as those who have pearly white teeth. In this society, white teeth are considered to be very attractive and beautiful. No wonder a lot of people would try a lot of different products or methods just to whiten their teeth and make them more attractive.
What are the ways to whiten the teeth?
A lot of teeth whitening products that can be bought in the market today. Most of them are in toothpaste form but some mouth wash products now have teeth whitening properties too. You can just from a lot of choices when you decide that you want to whiten your teeth.
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Whitening Toothpaste – it has been designed that most toothpastes act to remove surface stains of a person’s teeth. However, for these whitening toothpastes, they have additional chemical agents that could remove surface stains and can help whiten the teeth. The chemicals found in these professional whitening toothpastes are carbamine peroxide or hydrogen peroxide that does not only clean the surface of the tooth, it can also go deeply as well.- Whitening Strips and Gels – these whitening strips and gels can be applied directly to the teeth which means, that if you have a tooth in particular that needed whitening so that its shade could be equal with the adjacent teeth, you can only target this. These strips and gels also contain carbamine peroxide or hydrogen peroxide gels that can be safely applied on the teeth. The gel application is required to be applied twice a day for fourteen days for an effective result.
- Whitening Mouth wash or Rinses – these washes or rinses are one of the newest introduction of teeth whitening products in the market. Aside from whitening one’s teeth, it could also offer you a fresh and clean breath. Thus, it is recommended for use because of its multiple effects on one’s mouth.
Above are just few of the many over-the-counter products that one could use when he/she wishes to whiten the teeth. However, it is not a guarantee that after a short time (or perhaps long time for some) of usage of these products, one’s teeth could immediately whiten. It is best to consult your dentist so that you’ll know which among the products are effective and safe.
