Tips for Keeping Your Smile Whiter and Brighter
Your smile acts as your signature that you reveal every time you meet someone. Over time, the things you eat and drink can stain your teeth. To protect your signature and help you to smile with confidence every time, there are steps you can take to keep your teeth sparkling.
Brush Your Teeth Consistently
Everyone has been taught to brush their teeth twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. Just like exercising and eating well, consistency is key to keeping your smile brighter. Opt for a toothbrush with bristles designed to reach the tough spots and toothpaste like Colgate Total SF. Besides whitening them, there are many other advantages to brushing your teeth, like preventing plaque and cavities.
Watch What You Drink
While delicious, certain beverages such as coffee, red wine, and tea, can stain your teeth. You don’t have to completely cut out these liquids from your diet, but it’s best that you at least use a straw while enjoying them. This keeps them from coming in direct contact with your front teeth. Drinking water while sipping on such tooth-staining liquids is also a good idea.
Watch What You Eat
Berries, while healthy, can stain your teeth. Simply put, anything with deeply pigmented molecules can stain your teeth. You don’t have to eliminate these foods from your diet entirely, just be conscious of your mouth when you eat them. Follow up such foods with a drink of water to help wash away stains before they set in. If you have your Colgate Total SF toothpaste and brush on hand, try to brush after eating harsh-colored foods.
Have Good Oral Hygiene Habits
Adding in flossing and mouthwash does wonder for keeping your teeth sparkling and your breath fresh. Change your toothbrush on a regular basis, or even consider switching to an electric toothbrush, if you don’t use one already.
Make a statement every time you smile. Use these tips to keep your teeth white and your confidence high.
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Newly middle-aged wife of 1, Mom of 3, Grandma of 2. A professional blogger who has lived in 3 places since losing her home to a house fire in October 2018 with her husband. Becky appreciates being self-employed which has allowed her to work from 'anywhere'. Life is better when you can laugh. As you can tell by her Facebook page where she keeps the humor memes going daily. Becky looks forward to the upcoming new year. It will be fun to see what 2020 holds.