A mistake when brushing your teeth can cause them to turn yellow, but it is easy to avoid.
Having yellow teeth is everyone’s fear, because it clearly makes your smile less attractive. To have very white teeth, it is recommended to brush them at least twice a day, morning and evening, with a soft-bristled toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste. Brushing should last between two and three minutes and cover all surfaces, without forgetting the molars and even the gums and tongue. However, even by following these recommendations, teeth can turn yellow. Some mistakes, easily correctable, are, in fact, common when brushing.
Dentist Ferakh Hamid of Aesthetique Dental Care in Leeds has identified a key one, with the Daily Mailwhich can stain your teeth. First of all, he advises paying attention to the time you choose to brush your teeth. In particular, he recommends avoiding doing it too close to the consumption of acidic drinks, such as fruit juice, wine, sodas, etc. They can weaken tooth enamel: brushing them immediately afterwards will reinforce this phenomenon.
“It reveals the yellower layer underneath and makes your teeth look more yellow,” he explains. So it’s best to wait a while, at least an hour, to let the enamel recover. Among the foods and drinks that can damage your teeth, dentist Dr. Zisserman also adds, as he lists in his sitecoffee and tea, because they contain tannins, but also blueberries, citrus fruits and tomatoes.
That said, the mistake that specialist Ferakh Hamid sees the most is dry brushing. Not wetting your toothbrush can make teeth duller, even if it may seem like it removes stains well. “This small step helps to better distribute the toothpaste over all of the teeth, which makes cleaning more effective. Without water, the toothpaste does not spread well, which makes teeth dull” and therefore more yellow, assures the dentist.
Wetting the bristles of the toothbrush also makes them softer and limits, at the same time, irritation of the gums and teeth and offers a more pleasant brushing. So do not forget this small but important gesture every time you go over the sink.