topic Re: How do you keep your teeth white ? in Wellness

How do you keep your teeth white ?

qualitygal — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 19:35:32 GMT

Have heard 2 commercials this last week that contridict each other. One "dentist" says once you have lost the enamel on your teeth you don't/can't get it back. The last one said, use their product and replenish the lost enamel. Now which is right? I'd think the first one. As we age, we lose more than we gain in most cases. (Only seem to gain weight! LOL),

Anyone know for sure? and how do you keep your teeth white?

Re: How do you keep your teeth white ?

Karnerblue — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:10:17 GMT

Funny you posted this. Everytime I see the one for the toothpaste that supposedly restores your enamel I think the same thing.

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Q4u — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 21:06:17 GMT

From what I understand there is noting out there that will restore the enamal on the teeth. I believe there are pastes out there that help to stop the erosion of enamel and I think there is a toothpaste that fills crevices and small pits of enamel loss but I don't believe that there is anything that will restore it.

I use a brush on whitener called Smileactives that I purchase off QVC. It'll whiten maybe up to 2 to 3 times lighter and it didn't make my super sensitive teeth any more sensitive. I am happy with the results...

Re: How do you keep your teeth white ?

Montana — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 22:21:20 GMT

@Q4u wrote:
... I use a brush on whitener called Smileactives that I purchase off QVC. It'll whiten maybe up to 2 to 3 times lighter and it didn't make my super sensitive teeth any more sensitive. I am happy with the results...

So this did not make your gums hurt at all? I would like to try a whitener but my gums are so sensitive, I can't use regular toothpaste or mouthwash.

Re: How do you keep your teeth white ?

Carmie — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:20:37 GMT

I use Colgate Optic White toothpaste a couple of times a week. It really works. My teeth have always been naturally white though.

I don't smoke or drink wine or eat many other teeth staining foods. I brush a lot. I have a phobia about getting yellow or brown teeth. I thin it would age me. I already have silver hair, so I don't need to look older.

I have used a whitener a few times, but I don't think it made a difference

Re: How do you keep your teeth white ?

Kachina624 — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:39:46 GMT

I think many people make their teeth too white, including a couple of QVC hosts. This is especially true for people with darker or tan skin tones. When they smile all you see are huge, unnaturally white teeth.

Re: How do you keep your teeth white ?

bebe777 — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:40:11 GMT

I stopped drinking lemonade and grapefruit juice. I still do eat grapefruit occasionally. Citric juices are really hard on enamel. If you do really want to drink them, it's best to sip them through a straw.

I still do add lemon to my Vitamix green smoothie because its a great detox food. The greens help balance the acidity of the lemon. It's interesting because while lemon is acidic in the mouth, it is alkaline in the intestines.

-- bebe

Re: How do you keep your teeth white ?

feline groovy — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 03:08:21 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I think many people make their teeth too white, including a couple of QVC hosts. This is especially true for people with darker or tan skin tones. When they smile all you see are huge, unnaturally white teeth.

This is very true and for natural-looking results, cosmetic dentists say your teeth should never be whiter than the whites of your eyes.

Re: How do you keep your teeth white ?

AngelPuppy1 — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 09:43:24 GMT

Unfortunately, I think it is true that once the enamel is compromised, it is compromised. Also, some of us naturally have whiter teeth than others. I have had several discussions with several dentists about this. I am unhappy that my teeth have never been really white and I take excellent care of them and have used all types of whitening pastes, strips, rinses, etc. I eventually started getting a bad reaction and sensitivity to all of these products and had to stop. My current dentist said I am doing more harm than good and my teeth were not getting any more white any way. Of course, if you have the money to pay for whitening at the dentist, that would probably work to a degree.

Also, some foods help to keep your teeth a bit whiter I have read, such as pineapple, apples and strawberries. Of course, coffee, tea and red wine are notorious for staining teeth.

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Judaline — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:31:56 GMT

From what I've read, as soon as lemon mixes with the saliva, it turns alkaline.

Re: How do you keep your teeth white ?

chickenbutt — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:05:44 GMT

Losing 'white' isn't necessarily about losing enamel. A lot of it is staining. If you smoke, or drink coffee/tea a lot, or dark colored soft drinks, as well as a number of foods that cause staining, then you'll have more staining.

One thing is that if you do drink coffee or tea, or the dark soft drinks, keep a bottle of water there, too, and take a drink of water after every time you take a drink of the soft drink.

There are a number of ways to preclude staining - mostly just logical stuff like brushing your teeth well after consuming anything that causes staining.

Otherwise ,there's always the whitening you can get at the dentist's office. There are also the whitening things you can buy but those ONLY remove staining and don't go beyond that. So, if your problem IS beyond staining you need the professional whitening.

Every time I think about 'white' teeth I think about that 'Friends' episode with Ross. He got his teeth done sooooo white that they glowed in a black light. Soem of Ross' debaucles were hilarious.

Re: How do you keep your teeth white ?

qualitygal — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:08:49 GMT

CB, I had to laugh at the comment about Ross' teeth. That would have had me laughing for some time. Thanks.

Thanks to all for the info too.

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chickenbutt — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:13:20 GMT

QualityGal wrote:
CB, I had to laugh at the comment about Ross' teeth. That would have had me laughing for some time. Thanks.

Thanks to all for the info too.

It was pretty hilarious! He had a first date with this girl (as he always did when he did something really messed up) and he kept trying to just keep his mouth closed or cover it when he talked. Then, as it turns out, she had a black light and turned it on. So it went from dark to black light and he was smiling. Freaked her out. I'm laughing just thinking about it.

When he got the spray tan - that was another great Ross debaucle.

Re: How do you keep your teeth white ?

Shelbelle — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:19:23 GMT

I alternate Colgate Optic White and Crest 3D White toothpastes.

Re: How do you keep your teeth white ?

Mary Bailey — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 00:24:09 GMT

@Shelbelle wrote:
I alternate Colgate Optic White and Crest 3D White toothpastes.

Me too

and also from HSN the IntelliWhite CoolBlue Pro Teeth Whitening Light System once or twice a month.