![]() (Charming, I know.) After about 30 seconds, I rinsed, and my front teeth looked flawlessly clean, slightly whiter, and more evenly white than before. It dislodged gunk I didn't know was there. I say: The taste wasn't great, but I could feel the slight roughness of the baking soda scrubbing my tooth surfaces. If you're a heavy coffee and red wine drinker, you're going to see results pretty instantly." Hydrogen Peroxide kills bacteria, and doesn't add acid. Internet says: Make these two into a paste and gently brush your teeth with it, using a circular motion on the surfaces.ĭentist says: "Baking soda is an abrasive material that will remove surface stains," says Kantor, "which will make teeth appear whiter. Home Whitener 5: Baking Soda and Hydrogen Peroxide While brushing, my blackened teeth made me look like an extra from "The Walking Dead." Rinsing out was an inky, splattery, comical mess. I say: The powder was inexpensive and tasteless, but a single puff of breath sent it flying everywhere, coating every surface in my bathroom as if tiny volcano had exploded nearby. It's a highly absorbent substance that's a nice surface-stain remover, but given the other choices, do you want to put charcoal in your mouth?" “Do I tell patients to brush with activated charcoal? No, I don't. Internet says: Brush activated charcoal powder onto stained teeth with a wet toothbrush two to three times a week.ĭentist says: "This is another hot thing right now,” says Kantor. I say: It tasted faintly like the inside of a Crest White Strip. "Just swishing with hydrogen peroxide isn't going to do that." Internet says: Swish food grade hydrogen peroxide, which is a solution diluted to around 3%, in your mouth for 60 seconds.ĭentist says: "To bleach teeth you need a hydrogen peroxide material that stays on the teeth for a certain amount of time," says Kantor. After several "pullings" over the course of a week, my teeth looked shinier, but not noticeably whiter. And almost swallowing-it tastes like coconut! Swishing warm oil in my mouth for 15 minutes felt like an eternity. ![]() I got mine from Trader Joe's, bit off a lump, and waited for it to dissolve in my mouth. I say: No one tells you that coconut oil is a solid. You're removing plaque and bacteria, which will make teeth appear whiter." It's a fad." Still, Kantor admits it has benefits. Coconut oil is the most commonly recommended.ĭentist says: "It's been around for a long time. Internet says: Swishing a natural oil around your mouth for 15 minutes-called "oil pulling”-breaks down plaque that can make teeth appear yellow, and removes bacteria, too. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play
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