Brilio.net - Many people ignore dental health and hygiene. In fact, having healthy, clean and white teeth can increase self-confidence. Even so, getting your dream teeth is not an easy matter. Because many factors actually make teeth appear yellow, plaquey, and full of tartar.
Yellow teeth , plaque, and even coral really disturb your comfort and appearance. From a health perspective, this condition can trigger various new problems such as unhealthy breath, gingivitis, and toothache.
Plaque deposits are one of the factors that cause yellow stains to appear on the surface of the teeth. Plaque can appear due to various things, ranging from accumulation of saliva tissue to traces of food that has not been cleaned, which creates a sticky liquid on the surface of the teeth.
The longer you don't clean or brush your teeth, the thicker the plaque that builds up on your teeth and gums. This is one of the causes of tartar formation. Not only that, consumption of coffee or dark colored foods, smoking, a diet high in sugar and carbohydrates, and age are other causes that trigger teeth to appear yellow.
So, if you are one of the people who experience this problem, there is no need to worry because you can whiten yellow teeth and remove tartar in various ways. You can do scaling and whitening treatment at the dentist, use paste with whitening content, or use natural ingredients.
Lemon and salt are natural ingredients that are often used to whiten and treat stubborn tartar . These two ingredients are indeed effective in treating various dental problems. But it turns out, there are other natural ingredients that are no less effective for whitening yellow and tartar teeth, you know.
Like an upload from a woman via the TikTok account @sammymontgoms who only uses 1 kitchen ingredient, namely pure coconut oil or VCO.
VCO overcomes tartar yellow teeth
TikTok/@sammymontgoms
"Oil pulling day 10, my teeth are getting so much whiter and my gum health is top notch (Oil pulling day 10, my teeth are whiter and my gum health is very good)," said the woman who owns the account in the caption of the uploaded video, which briliobeauty.net quoted from the TikTok account @sammymontgoms, Friday (3/5).
Ingredients and benefits of pure coconut oil for whitening yellow, rusty teeth.
Quoted from the Healthline page, the benefits of coconut oil for maintaining healthy teeth and mouth have been known since ancient times. This is known as oil pulling which is a habit of Indian society. The reason is, the lauric acid content in coconut oil is believed to prevent various dental problems. No exception for whitening yellow, tartar and plaque-ridden teeth.
The lauric acid content with antibacterial properties in coconut oil is indeed the most effective at killing bacteria compared to other types of acid. For your information, bacteria is one of the causes of plaque and yellow teeth. Although coconut oil cannot be used to whiten teeth directly, this natural ingredient has the benefit of killing bacteria and preventing cavities.
This means that this fluid can also prevent tooth discoloration that accompanies this condition. The monolaurin content in coconut oil has also been proven to be able to suppress the growth of oral bacteria so that bad breath and stubborn tartar buildup can be treated immediately.
Only with pure coconut oil can you overcome the problem of yellow and tartar teeth. Regular use of this oil will also make your mouth healthier and free from problems with cavities and bad breath. Here's how to use it.
VCO overcomes tartar yellow teeth
TikTok/@sammymontgoms
Material:
- 1 tablespoon pure coconut oil or VCO
How to use:
1. Take pure coconut oil and use it to gargle for 15-20 minutes
2. Make sure all parts of your mouth are exposed to coconut oil
3. Remove the coconut oil from your mouth then rinse your mouth by gargling with clean water
4. Continue brushing your teeth as usual
5. Do this method regularly every day to get tartar-free white teeth.
VCO overcomes tartar yellow teeth
TikTok/@sammymontgoms