How to Make Your Teeth Shiny White

In the oral healthcare marketplace of today, home teeth whitening systems have grown into a major industry. Whitening chewing gum by itself is reckoned to pull in an amazing seventeen million dollars a year in gross sales, and that is just for one brand name. When you take into account other products such as brushed on bleaching gels, whitening toothpastes and whitening strips, it is easy to see just how huge and lucrative the market has become. Oral care as we know it today, has not always been that way though and is somewhat different from its rather humble origins. The lengths that some people would go to in the past simply to get a bright smile can make you very grateful for the modern-day conveniences that we take for granted now.

These days, we all know that brushing our teeth twice a day or after meals is the 1st step in home teeth whitening. To do that, we turn to our trusty toothbrush to get rid of any surface buildup on our teeth. Everyone has a toothbrush readily available but what would you do if you could not find yours. You would venture out into your front or back yard of course and find yourself a suitable twig. In times gone by, people would really chew on sprigs in order to clean their teeth. After that, some smart soul, way back in history, had the smart idea of fashioning a piece of wood and adding boar bristle to the end of it. And so the toothbrush was born although the thought of having a mouthful of pig hairs first thing in the morning is not too attractive.

Home tooth whitening kits may have changed over time but the demand to have whiter teeth is certainly not the latest fashion craze since it has been around for numerous years. Hundreds of years ago, the local barbers shop would also be the place to go if you needed anything doing to your teeth. To give you the blinding white teeth that you craved, the barber come dentist would file the tooth surface down and then apply a Nitric Acid solution. While this process would certainly work in the short term, the teeth would begin decaying rapidly because of the lack of tooth enamel protection which would be destroyed by the procedure.

Think about that fresh minty taste sensation of your toothpaste. Most whitening toothpastes nowadays include sodium bicarbonate as an active component. It is still a popular practice to brush the teeth with bicarbonate of soda straight out of the Arm & Hammer packet. If you do not want that baking soda taste, then you might want to stick with toothpaste. At least it no longer includes urine, which was a common component in the 1800’s.

The best dental whitening system commences with proper tooth care. You do need to brush every day and floss on a regular basis. Frequent check-ups at the dentist can help keep your teeth healthy and your gums in great condition. You do not want to brush your teeth with pure bleach. You might also want to skip tobacco products, red wine and drinks like tea, coffee or soda. All of those stain the tooth enamel over time. If whiter teeth seem too much hassle, then consider how far people had to go in the past to have dazzling white teeth.