How to remove stains from between Your teeth | Tip from a Dental Hygienist.
Stains between teeth come from coffee, tea, smoking, and other habits. The insider trick: coat your floss with 3% hydrogen peroxide and gently floss the stained areas to lift surface stains.
How do you remove stains from between your teeth? As a dental hygienist one question I am frequently asked is how to get rid of or reduce stains directly where the teeth touch. In order to understand how to reduce surface stain we need to talk about where it actually comes from.
Interproximal staining or staining between the teeth can be cause by a combination of things.
Food and Beverages
Some foods and beverages, especially the ones that are heavily pigmented can be the reason for stained teeth. Some beverages like coffee or tea contain a compound called tannins. This compound helps chromogens bind to the tooth surface causing stain. If food and beverage is the culprit of your teeth stain try this:
Use a good electric toothbrush
Get a professional Dental cleaning
Rinse with water after enjoying
Drink through a straw when possible
Avoid sipping on the beverage all day to reduce the time it has on your teeth.
Social
If the staining is from social habits such as smoking then speaking to a professional that can aid in smoking cessation would be the way to reduce stains. Make sure to get a professional dental cleaning as well and use an electric toothbrush.
There are a variety of other ways teeth can stain but for the purpose of this blog we will focus on the everyday common surface stain.
Here is the super teeth tip that no one is telling you. For staining between your teeth the trick is to coat your floss with 3 % Hydrogen Peroxide. Gently floss between your teeth contacts where you see the stain and then rinse out. Hydrogen peroxide is an oxidizing agent so it lifts surface stain. You can thank me later and subscribe to my newsletter for more oral health tips.
