Brilio.net - Crusty yellow teeth or dental calculus is plaque that hardens on the surface of the teeth. Usually tartar forms at the bottom of the gums and can cause irritation to the gums. Not only that, crusty yellow teeth can spread over time and cause the surface to become stickier.
The most common cause of yellow, crusty teeth is not maintaining good hygiene. Rarely brushing your teeth after consuming colored foods and drinks, such as coffee, tea, soda and apples, can leave stains. Reporting from Healthline, Thursday (4/7) food and drinks that are not cleaned immediately can result in a buildup of dental plaque and cause teeth to appear yellow.
Another cause comes from excessive use of toothpaste that contains fluoride. Seeing a number of causes of yellow, crusty teeth is to overcome them by brushing them regularly. However, bad habits such as smoking or drinking coffee make it difficult to make your teeth white and clean again. Therefore, you can get rid of yellow crusty teeth using natural methods.
Just like what TikTok user betha.beauty_health did. By uploading a video, he uses two kitchen ingredients, namely salt and baking soda. These two ingredients are claimed to be able to whiten crusty teeth. How to use it, you can follow the steps below as summarized by briliobeauty.net from TikTok
@betha.beauty_health, Thursday (4/7):
Material:
photo: TikTok/betha.beauty_health
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon baking soda
- Enough water.
How to make:
photo: TikTok/betha.beauty_health
1. Prepare a clean bowl
2. Put salt and baking soda in a bowl
3. Pour some water
4. Stir all the ingredients until evenly mixed
5. The ingredients are ready for you to use.
How to use:
photo: TikTok/betha.beauty_health
1. Take a mixture of salt and baking soda with a brush
2. Use it to brush your teeth slowly
3. Leave it for one minute and gargle until clean
4. Use the trick only occasionally and not too often, because both salt and baking soda have abrasive properties which can damage teeth.
The benefits of salt and baking soda to get rid of yellow, crusty teeth.
Salt and baking soda are kitchen ingredients that are sometimes used for cooking purposes. But behind that, it turns out that salt and baking soda can be used to get rid of yellow, crusty teeth. This is because natural ingredients such as salt have disinfectant properties that can kill various bacteria that cause tartar. Quoting from Healthline, the disinfectant properties can also treat other oral problems such as canker sores.
Meanwhile, another natural ingredient, namely baking soda, is also believed to be able to remove crusty yellow color. Reporting from Medical Newt Today, baking soda has a high pH which can balance the pH so that enamel is not damaged. Apart from that, baking soda can also kill bacteria that cause tartar. This is due to the antibacterial properties of baking soda.