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Brilio.net - Even though you brush your teeth regularly, it turns out that many people still experience conditions where their teeth look yellow, rusty, have brown stains, and even have bad breath. Changes in tooth color usually occur slowly and are often not noticed.
However, you need to know that basically the color of natural teeth is not pure white, but ivory white. When there is a change in tooth color that appears yellow to brown, it will definitely be very visible. Not without reason, this condition can occur due to several factors, such as consuming coffee and tea too often, as well as foods with dark colors and high levels of sugar or carbohydrates.
Not only that, unhealthy lifestyles such as smoking can also speed up teeth turning yellow. In fact, genetics, aging, use of medications , and lack of maintaining dental hygiene are also common causes of teeth becoming yellow and stained brown.
As quoted from Healthline, many factors cause teeth to become dull and lose their white shine. Certain foods can stain tooth enamel, which is the outer layer of teeth. Apart from that, plaque buildup on the surface of the teeth can also cause teeth to appear yellow.
Plaque is food residue that sticks to the surface of the teeth with a sticky and thin yellowish texture. This plaque can also cause bad breath, brownish stains, and the appearance of tartar if not cleaned immediately.
Don't worry, because you can overcome the condition of yellowing teeth in various ways. Starting from cleaning your teeth regularly using whitening paste, avoiding foods and drinks that have the potential to make your teeth yellow, to paying attention to the sugar intake that enters the body.
Apart from these methods, you can overcome yellow teeth by doing routine scaling at the dentist or using natural ingredients. Natural ingredients are no less effective than whitening paste if used regularly.
So, you can copy the trick shared by a woman via her personal TikTok account @dudaterpaksaa, who actually uses 1 type of leaf. The leaves in question are betel leaves.
photo: TikTok/@dudaterpaksaa
The content and benefits of betel leaves for treating yellow-brown teeth and bad breath.
Betel leaves can actually help maintain healthy teeth and mouth, you know. Reporting from Healthline, betel leaves contain phyto-chemical compounds, namely alkaloids, saponins, tannins and flavonoids. Thanks to these contents, betel leaves are useful for warding off free radicals.
Not only that, betel leaves also contain essential oils which are antibacterial and antiseptic which can treat various dental and oral problems. It also contains the substance allylpyrocatechol (APC) which can inhibit bacteria that cause bad breath and the buildup of dental plaque. APC is stated to be able to reduce the production of methyl mercaptan and hydrogen sulfide, which are smelly gases from bacterial growth in the mouth.
Apart from that, betel leaves can also reduce the risk of dental caries forming. With antibacterial properties, betel leaves have been proven to inhibit the formation of plaque so that it can prevent the appearance of yellow teeth and tartar. However, you need to remember that you also have to brush your teeth regularly.
Simply by relying on betel leaves, you can make an effective mouthwash to reduce the appearance of yellow-brown teeth and bad breath. Come on, see how to make and use it below as reported by briliobeauty.net from the TikTok account @dudaterpaksaa, Saturday (4/5).
photo: TikTok/@dudaterpaksaa
Material:
- 3 betel leaves
- 1 glass of water
How to create and use:
1. Wash the betel leaves until clean.
2. Put it in a pan then add water.
3. Boil until it boils and the water reduces to half a glass.
4. Turn off the stove then pour into a glass.
photo: TikTok/@dudaterpaksaa
5. Let stand until cold.
6. Use boiled betel water to gargle.
7. Do this every day to get yellow-brown teeth.
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