How to Keep Your Teeth Naturally White: 5 Top Tips

It’s certainly desirable to maintain white teeth – and not just because it makes you feel good when you see those teeth in the mirror. The independent research firm Kelton Research has found that job applicants with white teeth are 58% likelier to be offered a job and 53% likelier to be offered a higher salary. People with white teeth evidently could get further in their love lives, too. Below, we detail several simple and inexpensive ways of keeping your teeth naturally white.

Brush at least twice a day

One reliable method for keeping your teeth naturally white is that most commonly advised for looking after your teeth in general: daily brushing. While, as a matter of course, you should be brushing at least twice daily, it’s even better to brush following every meal and snack. This is because brushing can assist in keeping stains and yellow teeth at bay, particularly at the gum line. An electric toothbrush can be especially good for removing stains on the surface of teeth.

However, remember to regularly replace your toothbrush

Arthur Glosman, a dentist based in Beverly Hills, has provided the following advice to Men’s Health: “Replace a toothbrush every three months, or as soon as you see the majority of the bristles begin to bend and look worn down.” Apparently, once the bristles have worn down, the toothbrush can no longer properly clean your teeth – and so a replacement is in order. Fortunately, the stock here at BF Mulholland includes a broad choice of appealing toothbrushes.

Be careful what you eat

Be warned that particular common foods can reduce the whiteness in your teeth. Which foods exactly? It can be easy to find out for yourself, as dentists say that any food capable of staining a white cotton t-shirt can also stain teeth. Good examples of such foods include coffee, tea, fruit juices and dark sodas. You should also consider that stains caused by these foods can appear slowly and be easier to notice in older people.

Be similarly watchful of what you drink

While red wine, grape juice and cranberry juice all have antioxidants for tackling disease, they also easily stain teeth. You don’t have to completely give them up; however, after drinking any of them, you should thoroughly rinse your mouth with water. Meanwhile, research has found that energy and sports drinks may, after they are drunk long term, erode tooth enamel. With these drinks, too, you should use water to rinse your mouth whenever you finish drinking.

Avoid smoking

Not smoking is obviously better for your health – and one of the many adverse effects of smoking is that it can especially badly stain the teeth. That’s because tobacco leads to brown stains that become entrenched in the tooth enamel’s grooves and pits and can be difficult to remove simply through brushing. Smoking can also give you bad breath and gingivitis while increasing the risk of many types of cancer. Quitting smoking can therefore hugely transform your life for the better.