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We would all like to have beautiful pearly white teeth like the movie stars and television actors do, but in the real world teeth discolor naturally with age or due to diet, illness or smoking and they often turn brown, gray or even yellow in color.

In fact, some peoples’ teeth are naturally discolored and even though many teeth whitening methods work really well on yellow teeth, quite a few folk try to make teeth whiter when they are gray or brown too.

There are a variety of methods you can try to make teeth whiter, including home remedies such as rubbing teeth with strawberries before brushing, special whitening kits you can buy at the drug or grocery store, and treatments at your dentist’s office.

Your first steps in whitening your teeth should be a visit to your dentist. Besides regular teeth cleaning, which keeps your teeth clean and healthy, your dentist can offer products and suggestions as to methods you can use.

The first thing the dentist is likely to tell you is that you should floss on a daily basis and use a soft bristled brush to clean your teeth regularly, usually following a meal or snack.

Your dentist will be happy to advise you about the bleaching and laser treatments available to you just as he will be able to explain about tray based home bleaching, strips and gels to whiten your teeth and the various methods of removing stains from your teeth like whitening toothpaste, for example.

Some of these methods only remove the surface stains which may have built up as a layer over top of your teeth, while other methods change the actual color of your teeth by over 3 shades. Either will improve the color of your natural teeth.

If you have had dental work done, such as fillings, caps, and crowns, you may want to discuss with your dentist a porcelain veneer or other method of changing the color of your filling, as your filling was made to match the color of your teeth when it was put in.

Whichever method you go for its worth remembering that your teeth and gums need taking care of so take time to carry out a little research about the available methods to make teeth whiter ensuring that the way you choose is a safe way to go.

While treatments from the dentist (except for some laser whitening) are usually approved by the dental association, they can be much more expensive than over the counter treatments. Dental treatments can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars, whereas over the counter treatments generally stay under $100.

When taking into account whether or not to do it yourself or accept the services of your dentist you should also think about the time involved with the treatment. There is no magic formula for immediate white teeth but it has to be said that the treatments given by dentists work quicker and will last longer than the methods you can carry out yourself.

The way in which you choose to make teeth whiter should be determined by considering the reason why the teeth became discolored in the first place as well as general safety practices as far as your teeth are concerned.

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