Any good self whitening tips?

Question

Without buying whitestrips... are there any good toothpastes, or what if I mixed peroxcide and baking soda together and applied it? I need opinions... I take good care of my teeth but smaoke and drink coffee, therefore i need a lil boost

Answer 1

mm, sorry i don't know of much, because i use crest whitestrips and they now my best friend :D.

Answer 2

try rembrandt. it's the best. it's a toothpaste, u use it like any other. works wonders for whitening your teeth. u can get it at any cvs, walgreens, whatever, but i think you'll need to call over a store clerk to open up the locked case they put it in. but try it, really, it works amazingly!! they also have a whitening pen u can buy to "color" your teeth with, and that will whiten your teeth as well. I myself could not possibly give up coffee so i went out and bought that toothpaste. hehe. it was 7 or 8 dollars. 'luck, buddy!

Answer 3

Commercial tooth whiteners use hydrogen peroxide and are expensive and inconvenient. A cheap and natural tooth whitening home remedy uses few strawberries but certain precautions have to be taken. I found the information at http://www.aches.in/toothwhitening.html

Answer 4

The best--and definitely worth the investment--is to have your dentists make a mold for you, and buy the bleach from them. It may cost a little more, depending on your insurance, but definitely worth it.

Answer 5

Elyse - if you look at the list of ingredients in most tooth whitening products (including the strips) you may notice that the tooth whitening ingredient is some form of Hydrogen Peroxide. Just use hydrogen peroxide instead of your regular mouth wash.

Every morning and before bed after brushing and flossing use Hydrogen Peroxide as your mouth wash. You can buy hydrogen peroxide (3% in the brown bottle) at your local drugstore for about $2 for a 32 ounce bottle. Mix ½ ounce hydrogen peroxide with ½ ounce hot water and swirl in your mouth for about 1 minute (hydrogen peroxide is odorless and tasteless but it FOAMS and may sting your mouth a bit).   After swirling, spit out the hydrogen peroxide  (DO NOT SWALLOW) and then rinse your mouth out several times with cool water. A 32 ounce bottle will last about one month.

Hydrogen peroxide will not only whiten your teeth it also kills the bacteria in the mouth that causes bad breath and cavities.

For even more tooth whitening try a hydrogen peroxide and baking soda toothpaste (like Arm & Hammer Advance White).