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CynthiaWVirginia -> RE: White Teeth ? (10/8/2011 1:41:22 PM)
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I don't use tartar control, it is like scrubbing the teeth with Ajax and I would worry about losing enamel.
Back when I was pregnant with my son there was a mouthwash that had two openings in the top, to pour out at the same time...one side had hydrogen peroxide and the other side was sweet and minty and green. Loved it.
Several years later, it was no longer sold and I turned to hydrogen peroxide, holding a cap ful in my mouth for a minute or two. It worked fine but...blech. Reminded me of holding ejaculate in my mouth. It is unfortunate that I love Smuckers black raspberry jam, coffee, tea, blueberries, etc., things that will make my teeth turn yellow, and that I feel the need to remove the staining from my teeth. I LIKE my teeth to be more white. [;)]
Anyway, I settled on something from the Dollar General Store, their store brand, DG, a mouthwash labeled as WHITENING, Pre-Brush Rinse. I love this stuff and have been using it for around eight years. It does the job and I don't need to use anything else. During months when I am not drinking more than tea, I get away with using the mouthwash only once per week, whenever berry picking season hits or when I start buying some black raspberry jam, I use it every day.
My son hates mouthwash, and when his teeth got horrible from drinking coffee and having blueberries and blackberries and black raspberries, I bought him some whitening toothpaste (not with harsh abrasives, but with oxygen bleach) called Colgate Whitening toothpaste, with baking soda and peroxide. He brushes only twice per day and his teeth are WHITE. [;)] Yay...they had been looking like yellowy orange fangs and within a week turned back into pearly whites.
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