How to brush your teeth with baking soda

Having a good personal image will always make us leave a better impression on others. Having white teeth can greatly enhance our image. However, many people's teeth turn yellow due to long-term smoking, and it is difficult to clean and whiten teeth with toothpaste. Many people will try to use baking soda to whiten their teeth, but you must master the method to achieve the effect. Let's learn about brushing teeth with baking soda.

How to use baking soda to brush your teeth

It was previously rumored on the Internet that brushing your teeth with baking soda can whiten your teeth. Is this true? In fact, brushing your teeth with baking soda only has a cleaning effect and cannot whiten your teeth. Brushing your teeth will not whiten your teeth. It will only remove the plaque and pigments on the tooth surface, creating a visual whitening effect. Baking soda is a slightly corrosive cleaner and makes an excellent natural "tooth powder". Adding a little baking soda to toothpaste can neutralize odors and act as a whitening agent. In fact, this is the same principle as brushing your teeth with salt, which mainly whitens teeth through physical friction.

How to use baking soda to brush your teeth:

1. Sprinkle baking soda (edible alkali) on the toothpaste when brushing your teeth, and then brush your teeth;

2. Mix baking soda and salt with some water, then use a toothbrush to apply it as toothpaste.

Baking soda for brushing teeth

In principle, brushing your teeth with baking soda will not affect your gums or oral cavity. Because baking soda dissolves quickly when it comes into contact with water, and the oral environment of people is mostly acidic after eating. When baking soda comes into contact with acid, it forms carbonic acid (carbon dioxide + water) and sodium ions. These three substances are harmless to the oral cavity.

However, baking soda itself is an alkaline substance. Using alkaline substances to brush your teeth for a long time will damage the tooth enamel and destroy the dentin. Moreover, the main ingredient of baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, and too much sodium in the body will have adverse effects on the body.

In summary, brushing your teeth with baking soda may have a certain "whitening" effect, but long-term use may cause damage to the teeth themselves. It is recommended to try it occasionally, but not to use it for a long time.

The above is an introduction to the method of brushing teeth with baking soda. After understanding it, we know that although baking soda can whiten teeth very well, we must not consume it frequently, otherwise it will easily cause certain damage to the teeth. In addition, if you want your teeth to be healthier, you must pay attention to brushing your teeth in the morning and evening and do not eat too sweet foods.