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How Toothpastes Can Help

There are a wide range of toothpastes available, and regular brushing with any toothpaste will help remove surface stains, as most toothpastes contain mild abrasives that allow you to scrub away any substances causing yellowing. There are also a number of whitening toothpastes. These, besides the regular effects from the normal abrasives as well as just keeping your teeth clean, can whiten your teeth more. This is because whitening toothpastes contain extra chemicals or special polishing agents that allow them to remove more of stains.

Whitening toothpastes do not actually change the color of your teeth – many people think that their tooth color will actually change. What whitening toothpaste does is scrub away the surface stains so that the original tooth color can be seen.

Whitening toothpastes take the longest to have an effect out of all the possible treatments. It can take up to a month to have a noticeable effect on tooth discoloration from a whitening toothpaste, or longer depending on the source of your tooth discoloration.

While they do not have as dramatic an effect on your teeth, long term use of a whitening toothpaste approved by your country’s dental association may be the safest and most cost effective method of whitening your teeth – you have to buy toothpaste anyway. Some whitening toothpastes actually contain bleaching agents, however, the effect from these can be limited because toothpaste is not on your teeth for very long at one time. You might improve the efficacy of the whitening agent by keeping the toothpaste on for longer, however, this can cause gum irritation from the chemicals if done too often or for too long.

After any teeth whitening procedure, such as tray based bleaching, brushing regularly and gently every day with a fluoride based toothpaste or a fluoride containing toothpaste can help to strengthen enamel.