7 Essential Fruits and Vegetables for Teeth Whitening

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The most effective way to brighten your teeth is not the modern technologies, nor your dentist skills but your food intake. Teeth whitening with dentist’s help are really good and highly recommended. But the question is what to do after the dental process? Hmmmmm… Did I make you think? I find it cool if you pause for a while before reading these lines.

Food affects our teeth color (based on studies conducted) for example, coffee can leave stains on our teeth (you can read more about food that can cause teeth stains here) and fruits like strawberries can make our teeth whiter.

Today, I’ll share you 7 essential fruits and vegetables that will surely maintain your teeth color (if you were undergone a whitening process) or will make your teeth brighter in a much effortless way. Here are they.

1. Strawberries

They are really powerful teeth whiteners! They contain astringent and vitamin C. This astringent aids in the removal of surface stains. Vitamin C helps to whiten teeth clearing plaques away. The astringent that remove surface discoloration is called malic acid.

2. Bananas

This fruit is jam packed with minerals and vitamins that not just your teeth will benefit from it. The inner part of the peel helps is whitening teeth. Dental professionals said that banana peel is healthy and safe for teeth, because they are wonderful source of vitamins and minerals.

To whiten your teeth, take a piece of the banana peel and rub it gently around your teeth for a couple of minutes. The potassium, magnesium and manganese are the responsible minerals that whiten your teeth.

3. Oranges

Oranges contains calcium which helps in building stronger teeth. You don’t want to have just whiter teeth but also a strong one. These fruit are your perfect choice for a healthy teeth and gums. You need to peel the orange and rub the white inside portion of the orange’ peel called albedo. After rubbing, Rinse your mouth with water or you may want to brush your teeth. 

4. Pineapples

Pineapples really help in teeth whitening. Vitamin C which can be found in pineapples helps in plaque and gum disease prevention. Taking in pineapples helps in strengthening your gums.

Study shows that bromelain, enzymes found in pineapples acts as a natural stain remover. It also helps in breaking up plaques.

5. Carrots

Carrots are good source of vitamin A which is really needed for healthy tooth enamel. Eating raw carrots stimulates saliva, which is your natural mouth cleanser. It also acts as natural abrasives that help in eliminating plaque from teeth and gums.

6. Cucumber

Cucumber juice is so beneficial regarding tooth and gum problems. It is also a good source of dietary fiber which massage in teeth and gums.

7. Celery

Celery is a knight in your mouth that fights against bacteria inside your mouth. It works as natural teeth cleaner. Eating this veggie will pick up plaque that has lodged itself into your teeth. Celeries also help in cleaning out the grooves between teeth to keep them free of bacteria and germs.



Happy eating! Let’s go for whiter teeth!