How to keep your teeth white for a long time

Your dream of a snow-white smile has finally become a reality! And for this you have made a lot of efforts: you have spent a lot of personal time, considerable money, treated caries, put fillings, polished and strengthened the enamel, spent more than one hour in the dentist's chair - and here you are the happy owner of dazzling white and healthy teeth.

However, to ensure that the result of whitening will please you for as long as possible, and the money is not wasted, it is worth a little more effort. In this article, we will give you medical advice on how to care for whitened teeth and tell you what you can and cannot do after the whitening procedure.

What you need to know to keep your teeth white

As you know, only 5% of the inhabitants of the planet can boast a white shade of enamel. In all steel cases, you have to be satisfied with what nature has awarded you, or fight for the beauty and whiteness of teeth with artificial methods. What whitening method you have chosen is not so important: after laser whitening, ZOOM whitening or BEYOND system the main thing is still to follow the recommendations for the care of teeth.

White diet

One of the most effective ways to keep your teeth white is to follow a white diet. A white (colorless) diet should be followed for the first two weeks after the whitening procedure.

The white diet after teeth whitening is a dietary regimen that consists of eating foods without coloring agents. Such foods include:

• potatoes
• chicken meat
• white sea fish
• rice
• porcini mushrooms
• wheat flour bread
• dairy and fermented milk products
• green apples, pears
• tofu cheese
• walnuts

Features of the white diet

If you don't want your teeth to turn yellow after whitening, it is recommended to completely give up the following colorful foods for 2-3 days:

• tea, coffee
• chocolate, cocoa
• red wine, juices, morses
• fruits, berries
• vegetables (tomatoes, carrots, beets)
• lemonade with coloring
• ketchup, sauces, ajika, mustard

Tea and coffee with milk can be gradually introduced into the diet after a couple of days, limiting yourself to one glass a day, while drinking them preferably through a tube - so the coloring effect on the enamel will be less. Other products can be introduced into the diet gradually in 2-3 weeks after the procedure. It is also reasonable to refuse for some time to take acidic products, so as not to cause painful sensitivity of enamel, which is already increased after teeth whitening.

If it happens that you ate some product from the forbidden list, then after eating as soon as possible brush your teeth or rinse your mouth with a mouthwash to remove pigmentation from the enamel.

Pros and cons of the white diet

Any diet, including the white diet, has its positives and negatives

Pros

• preserves the whiteness of teeth
• strengthens enamel due to protein- and calcium-rich foods
• promotes weight loss
• reduces the use of products with coloring agents

Cons

• not suitable for weak-minded people
• consists of a limited list of allowed products

In any case, following a white diet after whitening is designed not only to prolong the whiteness of your teeth, but also to have an overall positive effect on the health and beauty of your smile.

Information for smokers

Avid smokers are out of luck: even after laser whitening, their teeth will soon turn yellow again if they do not follow the doctor's strict recommendations. In the first 48 hours after the whitening procedure, you should completely stop smoking, and for the next two weeks you should limit yourself by smoking a minimum number of cigarettes or using an electronic cigarette.

Oral hygiene after teeth whitening

Proper care of teeth after whitening - the key to a white and beautiful smile for a long time. At home, oral hygiene should be carried out at least twice a day, using toothpaste, brush and floss recommended by the dentist. After each meal, you should rinse your mouth with drinking water or mouthwash. Do not forget about regular professional teeth cleaning, which will help to get rid of plaque and tartar in hard-to-reach places, prolong the aesthetic effect of whitening, strengthen the enamel and reduce the risk of tooth decay.