How to Keep My Teeth Looking Whiter and Brighter?
These days achieving a whiter and more attractive smile has never been easier and safer with one of our professional whitening treatments. Choose from whitening in as little as an hour in our dental practice, or if you prefer to whiten at home then ask about our fully customised home whitening kits. Once you have a lovely, healthy white smile, then we have a few simple tips to keep it looking that way for longer. These include:
- Avoid drinking too much tea, coffee and red wine
- Sip highly coloured drinks through a straw to minimise contact with your teeth
- Rinse your mouth with water after eating strongly coloured foods
- Avoid eating too many acidic foods as these cause acid erosion, letting more of your natural tooth colour show through your tooth enamel
- Quit smoking
- Brush twice daily and floss once-a-day to remove plaque before it can harden into calculus, a yellow coloured substance that can make it look as if your teeth are discoloured, as well as increasing your risk of gum disease
- Visit Integrated Dental Care for regular hygiene appointments as a scale and polish will help remove some surface stains and it is a great way to help your smile sparkle while protecting your dental health
Remember, you can safely top up the results of tooth whitening at regular intervals and we can advise you on how often it is safe to do so. Our home whitening kits are a particularly easy and cost-effective way to maintain your lovely white smile.