How to remove tea stains from teeth?

Drinking tea is a fashion, but over time the tea compounds called tannins will form into tea stains on your teeth. If you already have stains on teeth, you don’t have to quit drinking tea. Besides brushing your teeth with whitening toothpaste, there are various methods that are up to your alley.

DIY toothpaste

• Hydrogen peroxide is an antibacterial agent that can be used to clean mouth and gums. To DIY an oral mouth rinse, just mix an 8-ounce cup of water with the same amount of peroxide. If possible, also add a small amount of baking soda so as to remove more plaque from your teeth.
• Another natural way to move away tea stains is to mash up the strawberry paste and rub the mixture on teeth. You can also mix some baking soda to enhance the effect, but do remember to brush your teeth with regular toothpaste in the end, as strawberries do contain sugar.
• Activated charcoal contains absorbent properties that can bind to poisons in the stomach and pick out stains, bacteria, and toxins in the mouth. Because the charcoal is really messy, you’d better use an old toothbrush to get it covered with the charcoal powder and brush your teeth.

Electric toothbrush

You can do 300 strokes per minute with a normal toothbrush, but an electric toothbrush can help you reach from 3,000 to 4,000 times a minute. Based on this principle, an electric toothbrush will pick up more plaque and stains on your teeth in a shorter amount of time.

Professional whitening

Professional whitening in the dentists is a bit costly, but it’s much more convenient and effective. The dentist will usually use professional tools to remove the plague, and then have your teeth bleached with the whitening product.

Tips on drinking tea

• When you drink tea, you can use a straw to prevent the liquid from touching surfaces of your teeth. To reduce the effect of tannins, you can add milk or cream in the tea. The protein in them called casein will combine with tannins, so visually the tea gets lightened and the risk of getting stained teeth is lower.
• Without the assistance of professional whitening agents, there are some things you can do at home, for instance, eat oranges. Oranges are acidic, and its acidity can actually neutralize the acid in your mouth which may lead to stains. Eating some crunchy foods do help, too. Nuts, seeds, apples and the like are all abrasive enough to remove teeth stains.

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