Question:
This seems like a good place to find out if anyone has found a good
product for getting rid of tea/coffee and tobacco stains off of teeth.
Within a few weeks after getting them cleaned by the dentist they go back
to being stained no matter how much I try to floss and brush and floss.
I know the obvious, thanks, and I am trying real hard to quit the smoking
but in the meantime someone must have discovered something that works.
Never, no way, no how will I give up the coffee?
Answer:
Keep smoking and all you will have to do is take them out and put them
in a dish with smokers polident.
LOL when I read your solution, because that's exactly what I was thinking.
:-)) The hard knocks of first-hand experience...ask your dentist about the
effects of smoking...actually an overnight soak in baking soda and hydrogen
peroxide has cleaned mine up nicely now that I'm not smoking.
Sounds like your dentist just polished your teeth and you brushed so
much that you brushed the polish off. You may want to ask him about
purchasing a rota-dent tooth bruch. It's a rotating electric tooth
bruch for home use that has enough power to remove plaque and some
tarter, so stains should be no match. It also helps alot if you add
some baking soda to your toothpaste. It taste awefule, but it gets
results and you get use to the taste over time. When you do get the
stains off, I would suggest having your dentist give you a prescription
for a home floride treatment. This builds the enamal on your teeth, and
new enamal is always bright and shiny.
I would also like to point out that I neither a physician, dentist, or
dental hygenist. Hell, I'm not even a dental assistant, just an average
Joe, so I would advise asking a professional rather than posting to
usenet.
I have a related question: should I wait to get my teeth cleaned until
after I give up the Nicorette gum? I notice that the gum pieces in
the package are rather yellow, while the already-chewed pieces are
nice and white. I'm afraid that this means I am staining my teeth with
the gum as much as I stained them with cigarette smoking. I don't
want to waste the money (not to mention the discomfort) by having my
teeth cleaned now if this is the case. Anyone have info?
There is no way on Gods green earth that I am going to admit here in
front of the world that I might take mine out to clean them. LOL I'll
just set here quiet and agree with you about the baking soda and
peroxide. :) )
I heard that your dentist can bleach your teeth. You get a retainer to
wear while you sleep for a couple of weeks and voila. Just like a movie
star.
I'm planning to do this after I get about 100 days smober.
