White teeth

[War Against Betaism]

I found lately that my teeth have been catching the attention of many women, I'm always complimented about my smile like "Hey did you have braces? Your teeth are really nice!" The smile is an important part of your body language and you'd prefer to have the smile of a nice clean and healthy gentlemen instead of a barbarian. Now I've never had braces in my life but here's the thing, I also don't brush my teeth a lot too, usually maybe once in two days, sometimes as long as three days. How do I get away with it when my teeth are straight and white? For those that have or had braces are probably going to be kicking themselves for not knowing this....

WATER!

Within most waters there is this chemical called fluoride that is proven to prevent tooth decay. Not all waters have this chemical though and water that is served in bottles or in restaurants usually don't have them, the most common place you'll find them are in faucets, basically water you can't or don't want to drink. What I usually do is when I take a shower, I usually spend 2 or 3 minutes in front of the bath faucet with my teeth showing and just letting the water wash against my teeth. I try to get all areas of my teeth as much as possible. For the past eight years I have been doing this without even really realizing how much of an affect it has had on my teeth. Back in 7th grade we went on a field trip to a water supply and they briefly mentioned that bathroom water is good for your teeth and just unconsciously decided gargle water whenever I'm in the shower. If I hadn't been doing this I probably would be stuck with braces.

 

[MisterMcGee]

tooth decay and teeth whiteness is in no way related to what braces do

 

[sharkbeat]

Thanks for the tip. I'll try this. My teeth aren't the best and sometimes I need to brush it twice a day to guarantee freshness. It's a pain in the ass.

 

[War Against Betaism]

tooth decay and teeth whiteness is in no way related to what braces do

But whatever water is doing to help my teeth, it has prevented me from having to use braces, otherwise I wouldn't have had so many compliments about my teeth and facing the most common question "Did you wear braces before?" Plus around the sixth grade it was recommended that I would need to wear braces, I didn't go through with it and then suddenly when I start doing this the dentists always say how great of a job I'm doing with my teeth.

 

[Adam B]

But whatever water is doing to help my teeth, it has prevented me from having to use braces, otherwise I wouldn't have had so many compliments about my teeth and facing the most common question "Did you wear braces before?" Plus around the sixth grade it was recommended that I would need to wear braces, I didn't go through with it and then suddenly when I start doing this the dentists always say how great of a job I'm doing with my teeth.

You could just have naturally straight and white teeth. Also, I seriously doubt it's the flouride in the water itself. It's probably because water is neutral and most drinks are very acidic. Because you don't consume many acidic beverages, your teeth weren't stained or eroded by them.

So your advice is valid, in that you should drink water if you want nicer teeth, but you're a little off base as to why. Water is going to magically make your teeth any more straight, either. You were probably recommended for braces in 6th grade because the othodontist just wanted your money. I don't think there's a kid that goes through there, no matter how straight their teeth, that doesn't get recommended for braces.

 

[War Against Betaism]

http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/fluoride-treatment

There are other articles that say fluoride is actually not healthy for you but I've never drank it, I've only gargled it and I have walked away with results. Even if I do have naturally white and straight teeth when it comes to brushing my teeth I have been very sporadic with it, I doubt they would look the way they are now if I haven't been gargling water with fluoride.

 

[Mr. Red]

I would still recommend brushing 2 -3 times per day. It helps with bad breathe and is just good hygiene. Also, If you want whiter teeth you can always use an affordable whitener.

 

[The Master Disaster]

Fluoride prevents tooth decay when you drink. Because Fluoride sticks to your teeth, the water that passes by will not take small bits of teeth. It instead will take the fluoride.

Now, braces have nothing to do with this. Braces fix overbites, underbites, snaggleteeth, etc. Fluoride won't straighten your teeth.

Also, fluoride is also found in toothpaste along with xylitol that both prevent tooth decay and gum disease, so by swishing water around in your mouth your effectively doing nothing.

It's really pointless because anytime you eat or drink anything but tap water with fluoride you are going to rub off the fluoride and parts of your teeth very slowly.

That's why they say brush after to every meal to remove fragments of food and replenish the fluoride on your teeth...

I don't know how you got braces in there... They are just metal contraption to adjust teeth growth.

http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/fluoride-treatment

There are other articles that say fluoride is actually not healthy for you but I've never drank it, I've only gargled it and I have walked away with results. Even if I do have naturally white and straight teeth when it comes to brushing my teeth I have been very sporadic with it, I doubt they would look the way they are now if I haven't been gargling water with fluoride.

There is a difference between fluoride the chemical and fluoride the treatment.

Fluoride Treatment is where they spray your teeth with a mixture of chemicals and effectively remove a layer of your teeth. It whitens your teeth, but you have less tooth there. That's a major reason why it's unhealthy. Plus having chemicals sprayed in your mouth is never generally considered "healthy."

I hope you don't spend all your time thinking about fluoride.

 

[War Against Betaism]

-_- It seems I did get it wrong. Well I do know that tap water has had a positive impact on my teeth, I've always noticed from time to time that the bottom part of my two middle teeth would always be clear as snow while the other areas are not as white, I've realized later on that every time I'm spraying my teeth in the shower with the faucet it mainly targets the bottom part of my two middle teeth.

Personally I still recommend it though, I got braces into the whole equation because for some reason I'm always mistaken for having braces because my teeth are so nice, and I find it a little bit hard to believe that my twice a week schedule of brushing my teeth is responsible for it.