Smile adds the glamour to the face especially if you have shining teeth. Over a period of time, depending on your food habits the shine of your teeth is lost. As a matter of fact the food habit can change the appearance of your teeth. Many types of food with high citric content wears the enamel out of your tooth over a period of time. Beverages like coffee and tea discolor your teeth. Smoking is also harmful for your teeth. Make small changes to your lifestyle to get shining teeth like avoid too much intake of coffee and tea, quit smoking. The shining teeth can be regained by polishing them at home. Follow this step by step guide to regain the lost shine of your teeth.
Complexity Level
Medium
Time required
10 min
Approximate cost
Negligible since all these ingredients are found in your kitchen shelf
Things you need
- Salt, preferable to use sea salt
- Pepper-mint oil
- Baking soda
- Lemon juice
- Orange peel
- Neem Branch
Instructions
1. Cleaning teeth using baking soda and salt
Mix 1 teaspoon of finely ground sea salt and 2 teaspoons of baking soda in a small bowl. To this mixture add two to four drops of pepper-mint oil. Finally add few drops of water to this mixture to create a thick paste. Ensure that the consistency of the paste should be such that it will stay on your toothbrush. Use this paste to polish your teeth, finally rinse it. The baking soda is the secret ingredient which will help clean your teeth and remove stains.
2. Cleaning teeth using salt and lemon
Dip the wet toothbrush in grounded sea salt even normal salt will do. Add few drops of lemon juice onto your toothbrush. Brush your teeth with this grainy mixture. Let it stay there for a few minutes. After it stays for few minutes, gargle and rinse your mouth. Use warm water. In this technique, salt acts as a mild abrasive, and the lemon juice helps in removing stains.
3. Cleaning teeth using orange peel
Leave as much of the white part when you peel the orange next time. Rub the white part (inside) of the orange peel on your teeth. This helps polish your teeth.
4. Cleaning teeth using Neem toothbrush
Chew the Neem branch so that it can be used as a toothbrush. Now rub it on the teeth. This will polish your teeth removing yellow stains.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question. Which beverages should be avoided to avoid developing pale yellow plaque?
Answer. The drinks which has high caffeine
Question. Does smoking has an ill effect on your dental health?
Answer. Yes. not only smoking, but usage of any tobacco product. Smoking leads to tooth decay and bad breath. This is one of the few oral problems.
Quick tips
- Essential oils are mainly used to give flavor to the mixture. You can use any of your choice and which is readily available.
- If pepper-mint oil is not readily available, you can try mixing bark of cinnamon or clove with baking soda.
- Acidity in lemon is harmful for your teeth enamel. It can weaken tooth enamel. So be sure to completely rinse lemon juice when you use it in the mixture.