Little White Lie #1

The Lie: The best way to get whiter teeth is to use whitening toothpastes.

The Truth: Obviously, you should brush your teeth. You can even use whitening toothpaste if you like; however, you’ll be disappointed if you expect these products to be able to whiten your teeth on their own. While brushing is essential to maintaining dental health and hygiene, it won’t whiten your teeth even if you do use one of the many whitening toothpastes on the market for one very simple reason. The whitening agents used in these whitening toothpastes simply aren’t in contact with your teeth long enough to really produce any kind of noticeable results.

Your saliva tends to wash off the whitening agents from your teeth, which means that the whitening agents spend only a minimal amount of time in contact with your teeth. It also needs to be noted that… Read More…