Home remedy for white teeth
In different magazines one reads constantly that a visit to the dentist is not absolutely necessary to get white teeth. With the help of simple home remedies, the color of the teeth can be lightened and the teeth can be given a healthier appearance. Although many of these home remedies are actually able to remove light discoloration from the teeth, it is important to consider what other influences their use has on the tooth structure.
The household remedy baking powder consists mainly of baking soda. It is true that brushing your teeth with baking soda makes them whiter or brighter. Baking powder has an abrasive effect on the teeth.
You can compare it with a kind of sandpaper. This property ensures that deposits and discoloration are removed when brushing, which results in a lighter color of the teeth.However, since the abrasive effect cannot distinguish between undesirable discoloration and enamel, the hard tooth substance is also removed piece by piece each time. Over a longer period of time, the enamel of the tooth can thus be brushed away.
The underlying dentin has a yellowish color and then shimmers through the thin enamel layer. The result is yellow unsightly teeth, which are more susceptible to caries and more sensitive to pain, since the dentin is much softer than the enamel. So you should never try to get whiter teeth with baking powder.
Lemon juice is another household remedy that is often mentioned when whiter teeth are needed. Lemon juice contains acids that attack the discolorations and partly eliminate them. This can then indeed contribute to the whitening of the teeth.
Unfortunately, the minerals of the tooth enamel are also dissolved and a porous surface is formed. Therefore this method damages the tooth and is not recommended for everyone, because although it has a positive effect in the short term, in the long run it only destroys the tooth. In the long run, this can even lead to irreparable damage to the enamel and therefore a filling may be necessary.
Another remedy for whiter teeth should be coconut oil. In naturopathy it is used for oil extraction. This method is said to have many positive effects.
It is said to disinfect and detoxify the oral cavity, which can lead to improvement of gum bleeding or bad breath. Another aspect of oil extraction is to whiter teeth. The coconut oil is said to help remove plaque and discoloration.
But one should also be a little critical of these promises, as coconut oil is not as effective as hydrogen peroxide. So you should not get false hopes with this method, because it will not remove strong discolorations completely and the result can often be sobering. Nevertheless, it is not advised against it, as it is not harmful to the body and also improves the health and aesthetics of the oral cavity to a certain extent.
It would be dangerous for dental health, however, if one were to rely solely on the effects of coconut oil and stop using fluoride-containing toothpaste, because coconut oil cannot replace toothpaste. Turmeric is also known as yellow ginger or saffron root and belongs to the medicinal plants. The spice is mainly known for its inhibiting effect on inflammation.
The curcumin contained in it can therefore also be used in periodontitis and helps to fight it. The dentist should be consulted in advance. Whether it also has a bleaching effect has not been proven.
There are some reports on the Internet that confirm the whitening effect of turmeric. But even here, one should not have too high expectations in order not to be disappointed in the end.
