All of us are dreaming about snow white teeth and glaring smile. However our bad habits like weakness for coffee and cigarettes often affect our teeth in a negative way. The teeth may become yellow, spot may appear and the brightness fades. How it is possible to restore the bygone attractiveness?

Many of us start of us start buying whitening toothpastes in order to solve this problem. However it is important to know that these products have several contraindications as follows: they are not suitable for the sensitive teeth and gums. Furthermore they contain too abrasive materials that destroy enamel if used within a long period of time. Whitening toothpastes eliminate superficial spots from teeth due to very these abrasives. Here we should also add that they also contain certain chemical compounds that make the enamel shine.

You may also purchase special sticky stripes in the drugstore however they are not quite easy to use. The stripes are saturated with the low whitening element concentration composition and have definite form. Due to this fact they are not anatomically neatly suitable for every specific case. The use of such method may cause only partial whitening of the teeth and consequently two colored smile.

The right way to whiten teeth is to contact a dentist for an advice and services as well. An expert will choose the proper whitening method according to the specific enamel type and color as well as teeth dentine structure. However dentist will not work for free. And what will be the cost? In case you have a will to get snow white smile before the summer vacations season then you may already start using natural means. The first of them is the sage. Long ago when there were no toothbrushes at all people used its leaves for the mouth cavity hygiene. The applications of the wrinkled sage leaves may be put onto teeth and gums or it may be also rubbed with the help of toothbrush.

The common baking soda is another simple and affordable assistant in the fight for the white enamel. It is quite enough just to dip wet toothbrush into the soda and clean teeth slightly. However you should take care as the long term use of the soda may cause the destruction of the enamel. Thus it is advised to apply this method only once within three weeks.

And the recipe below is quite suitable for too yellowed teeth: mix the lemon juice with the common salt and rub the compound into your teeth once in two days.