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How to keep your teeth white

2007-12-04T19:47:15+00:00

Your teeth should stay white for up to two to three years after whitening treatment, if you look after them well, says the British Dental Foundation.

And after you've gone to the expense of having the treatment, it makes sense to look after your teeth as best you can to maintain the results. Our tips for keeping teeth pearly white are as follows:

It is better to avoid drinking or eating foods on a regular basis that cause staining, such as tea, red wine and curry, or anything else that is highly-coloured and liable to stain.

If you smoke, try to give up or at least cut down. Nicotine and tar deeply stain the teeth and the effects are far less likely to last.

Use the whitening after-care kit as directed by the technician after having your teeth treated, as this can really help maintain the results.

Try changing your normal toothpaste for a whitening one. While whitening toothpastes have no effect on the natural colour of your teeth, they can help maintain the effects of power whitening once your teeth have been treated.

All set for a white Christmas?

2007-12-04T11:12:49+00:00

If you've got a few parties lined up over the Christmas season then you want to look your best, so as well as getting your hair done, what better occasion could there be to get your teeth whitened?

Treat yourself or the special people in your life to a new smile this December and book a consultation now for only £199, including your free after-care kit worth £40!

And of all times in the year, this is the best one to get together with your friends to book a smile like a star treatment day! Not only do you as the host get up to £60 off your own treatment, you get to catch up with all your friends!

For every treatment day booking made before the 18th December, the host gets a FREE pack of Christmas cards - you can hand out to your friends on the day of the booking and save yourself time and stamps!

Need unbiased information on teeth whitening?

2007-11-30T13:36:28+00:00

Before you decide to have a teeth whitening treatment, it's always advisable to seek unbiased advice from a reliable source, and you can't get much more reliable than the British Dental Health Foundation. They have a great fact sheet of frequently asked questions on their website, specifically on teeth whitening.

The fact sheet also tells you a little bit about power whitening, the type of treatment offered by smile like a star.

You can also get information from the BuyAssociations website, which is am impartial web-based buying guide. They have a specific fact sheet on teeth whitening processes which should be able to help you. And of course, if you do have any questions, you can always email smile like a star who will be happy to answer them.

What happened before toothpaste was invented?

2007-11-30T13:34:38+00:00

What did people do before we had that good old squeezy white stuff that tastes of mint, comes out of a tube and is called toothpaste?

According to the KidsHealth website, after people got fed up of having their rotten teeth pulled out, they started to use things like ground-up chalk or charcoal, lemon juice, ashes (the black bits left over after a fire), and even tobacco and honey mixed together in order to try and prevent decay!

Well, thank goodness we now have at least about 15 brands of toothpaste to choose from on the average supermarket shelf, all of which taste pretty nice! Call me fussy, but I find the idea of rubbing fire ashes on my teeth - leaving me with far from fresh breath - no picnic.

A great web resource on healthy teeth!

2007-11-30T13:33:31+00:00

Want to know everything there is to know about having healthy teeth?

Then visit www.healthyteeth.org - a fantastic online resource which contains everything you need to know about looking after your teeth and gums, from how often you should visit the dentist to experiments and activities you can try out for yourself at home (and no, none of them involve eating lots of sugar)!

The web site is colourfully illustrated and is of equal interest to adults and children alike.

Check out the experiment 'The Power of Fluoride' to see a simulation of how well fluoride cleans your pegs when you brush. Definitely worth getting your teeth into!