White and shiny teeth is synonym of good life. There is not a better sign of youth and prosperity than a beautiful and clean smile. Nothing ages a person quite as much as discolored or dark teeth, and if the staining is caused by foods, coffee, smoking or wine, then they are easy to lighten. Having whiter teeth improves your confidence, your social life and even your job prospects, so it’s really worthwhile looking into some natural tooth bleaching methods.

For those who just need a slight whitening, toothpastes that contain baking soda could be a great idea and you just need to use it twice a days for two weeks to notice the results. However, you should know that soft methods like this are just successful when it comes to superficial stains. You might use it to complement a deeper treatment in a clinic.

Although this could sound a horrific idea to you, today dentists have great and totally effective methods to bleach teeth in very short 10 minutes sessions. Dentists use powerful components such as carbamide, hydrogen peroxide etc. to penetrate into the enamel and remove the stains.

This method is great, because it leaves the molecular structure of the enamel completely untouched, although it does make your teeth very sensitive for up to a week, so you’ll need to be very careful about hot and cold drinks, as well as air temperature changes. The enamel is also more sensitive for a few days, so you must avoid foods like tomatoes, red wine and coffee, or you’ll be back to square one.

There is no words to describe the change! However, you will notice a darkening after a few days. There are no reasons to freak out. Generally when enamels are returning to their normal porosity level they get this slight darkening. The process involves an enamel dehydration where light gets reflected more than absorbed. However, there is no need to get worried about it.

In brief, to people with stains and discolor problems in teeth, chemical methods are the best solution if the reasons are related to lifestyle and not to decay or antibiotics like tetracycline. For those people with severe damages, treatments like implants, veneers or crowns are more recommended.