Tips for Teeth Whitening at Home

While improving one's body image can often be quite expensive and time consuming, one simple aspect of your appearance you can rapidly and inexpensively improve upon is your smile, using simple at-home teeth whitening methods. While home teeth whitening once was a risky business with odd products, it's now very easy to do and will result in fast improvements. Read on to learn more about whitening your teeth at home. 

Strips and Tray Whiteners:

Whitening strips have become an extremely popular option in the past few years, with Crest Whitestrips leading the way. With most of these strips, you simply wear a set of them for about 30 minutes twice a day. Over the course of a treatment, which normally ranges from 10 to 28 days, you should see substantial improvements in the color of your teeth. What's more, these products are not as expensive as they once were, as you can often find sets for $30 or less. Tray-based whiteners are normally a bit more expensive, and they're designed to be worn overnight; these have become less popular with the rise in the use of whitening strips. 

Toothpaste and Rinse:

Using a whitening toothpaste can work well as a supplement to strips, and it will help keep your smile white. However, whitening toothpastes will only make marginal improvements in the color of your teeth. The same is true of teeth whitening rinses and mouthwashes. It should be noted that while over-the-counter versions of these products may have minimal effects; prescription versions, which often contain peroxides, will produce marked improvements. 

Diet:

You can reduce the likelihood of your teeth becoming discolored by making a few changes in your diet. The two most notorious tooth-changers are coffee and red wine. While it may not be easy to remove either of these entirely from your diet, you'd do well to rinse your mouth soon after consumption to minimize their discoloration effects