5 Tips to Maximize Your Teeth Whitening Results

If you want to keep your teeth as pearly as possible, these tips help. Implement these five things to preserve your bright smile over the years.

Professional teeth whitening removes stains and brightens your smile. It can help you look younger (teeth yellow with age) and more attractive overall. As a result, most people feel a confidence boost after getting this treatment.

You want to make that boost last as long as possible. And we want to help.

Nisha Modi, DMD, doesn’t just want to provide a temporary pearly smile. When she performs teeth whitening for patients at Miracle Smile Dental, her goal is to help you enjoy results that last. With that in mind, we recommend a few tips that you implement after you leave our office in Aubrey, Texas.

#1: Brush and floss daily

You already know that you’re supposed to brush and floss to remove plaque. What you may not know is that plaque can harden into tartar (calcified plaque) in as little as 24 hours.

That’s a problem for your smile because tartar starts as yellow or light brown and darkens over time. Making it doubly problematic is the fact that once tartar develops on your teeth, you can’t get it off with your at-home tools. You need a professional teeth cleaning to remove it.

If you want to prevent tartar from covering over your newly brightened teeth, you need a diligent oral hygiene routine.

#2: Avoid staining substances

Dark-colored foods and drinks can stain your teeth. If you’re committed to preserving your whitening as long as possible, minimize your intake of things like coffee, cola, and red wine.

If you love dark-colored drinks, try drinking them through a straw. That minimizes the contact the liquid makes with your teeth.

#3: Do not smoke

Smoking stains your teeth. The tar in cigarettes darkens them, while nicotine encourages them to turn yellow.

#4: Avoid myth whiteners that can actually cause damage

You can use at-home products to help keep your teeth pearly. Dr. Modi can inform you about the good choices here.

Avoid some falsely hyped options, like charcoal products, oil pulling, and apple cider vinegar. Charcoal can damage your gums, oil pulling can cause an upset stomach, and apple cider vinegar wears down your enamel.

#5: Stay in touch with us

Whitening often isn’t a one-and-done process. As you go through life, what you eat and drink might darken your teeth.

If your teeth start looking less bright than you would like, talk with Dr. Modi. You may select a whitening treatment to maintain your pearly smile.

Schedule a teeth whitening appointment at our office by using our convenient online tool, or call us at 469-765-3567 to book it today.