How to whiten teeth?

[kalvindeane]

What's the best way to whiten teeth. 'Tis something of an embarrassing problem for me, as my teeth are in a right state

Is there a good way to go around doing it? Like is there a best brand/product of toothpaste to use? I know of someone who paints his teeth, but that seems like a bad idea to me

Please no jokes, it really is an embarrassing problem

 

[Buddah]

Mustard.

 

[TheCenturion]

Starts with the diet. Are you eating anything that could stain your teeth? Sugary foods, coloured foods, tea, coffee, fizzy drinks etc?

Also, teeth yellowing is actually a natural chemical process, just like how paper naturally yellows over time.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Dentist, you can either do it on the day, or they give you a kit to take home.

Which you have to remember, you can't eat anything that stains, like Mustard during it !

 

[Pav89]

Colgate strips apparently work!

 

[chrisxuk]

Ask your dentist.

 

[Biohazard]

Dentist.

Then your diet/smoking if applicable, lifestyle with brushing. Two/three times a day.

Get an electric toothbrush.

 

[Greenlizard0]

Write into Top Gear and ask that your nicely written letter be forwarded to Richard Hammond.

 

[HAz]

Ask your dentist.

Yea right they will charge him £16+ and that's on the nhs lol!
Just get some good whitening toothpaste and brush at least twice a day! not hard really!

 

[Mr-White]

Gargle bleach

Isn't this border line medical thread ?

MW

 

[shifty_uk]

Mustard.

It's been a long while since I heard that

 

[chrisxuk]

Yea right they will charge him £16+ and that's on the nhs lol!
Just get some good whitening toothpaste and brush at least twice a day! not hard really!

My Dad's my dentist, I wouldn't know!

 

[Beerbaron]

to start with you dont even say that you brush your teeth

1. get a decent tooth brush. electric ones are good. use a decent brand tooth paste.
2. clean your teeth at least twice a day
3. use mouth wash
4. use dental floss, if needed

i think that is the basics to keeping your teeth in decent shape/colour

 

[Garee]

Whitening toothpaste just helps prevent stains and the actual whitening effect is ineffective. Also, some people just have naturally yellow teeth that aren't stained.

 

[Begbie]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18157371&highlight=crest

Use search

 

[kalvindeane]

Jesus, a lot of replies to such a pathetic thread

Yes I do brush my teeth, 2-3 times a day NOW, but I never used to. There's nothing sweet/sugary/citrusy (is that a word?) in my diet at all. The only thing I'll be eating which I'm unsure of is citrus fruits, i.e lemons

What's a good brand of toothpaste/electric brush/mouth wash to get? (got manual brush atm, it's bad)

People seem to like them strips - thanks for that!

 

[Biohazard]

Brush them more, ie three times a day solid.

Get a timer, maker sure you are spending at least 5-7 minutes.

Your poor manual toothbrush will do nothing really.

Oral b or whatever.

 

[Deadbeat]

There was a good thread advocating Crest whitening strips somewhere about here. Temporary solution, but there's no reason you can't make it a regular thing until you get your bad habits sorted.

Edit: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18157371

 

[kalvindeane]

Hmm, I'm unsure where to get the strips (there's a few places), and which ones to get

 

[Belloni]

Two things to buy -

Crest whitening strips (done the job well)

And then the crest 3d tooth paste, within a week of these, i got told a few times on how good my teeth looked, once in a club a girl came up to me and asked if i used whitening stuff! Second, work collegues, crest is the way forward, excellent products, and cheap.