Teeth Whitening Blog - What is the Best Way?

Naturally White Teeth: Whiten Your Teeth With a Strawberry

You can whiten your teeth easily with a strawberry and baking soda.  We haven't tried this ourselves, but it sounds like an amazing way to stay natural and keep your teeth white.  This is recommended no more than once per week as it produces a strong acid whicih can damage your tooth enamel if used excessively.  Let us know if you've tried this and how it's worked.

You will need:
1 very ripe strawberry
1/2 teaspoon baking soda (Arm & Hammer, etc.)

Instructions: Crush the strawberry down to a pulp, and then mix with the baking powder until well blended. Use your soft toothbrush to spread the mixture onto your front teeth. Leave it on for 5 minutes, and then brush thoroughly with toothpaste to remove the berry–baking soda mix. Rinse. (Some dental floss will help get rid of any strawberry seeds.) You can apply up to once a week.

It's cheaper any day than teeth whitening in San Francisco!!!

Listerine Dissolving Whitening Strips: Convenient or Wasted Cash?

Listerine's quick dissolving strips are heralded as a more convenient way to whiten your teeth.  There's no dentist visit needed, and the strips dissolve.  For the Crest strips that we've used many times - you need to take the slimy, messy plastic strips off your teeth.  Listerine has eliminated that step.  But do they work?  

It takes around 5-10 minutes for them to dissolve - so if you are "hiding" your whitening from co-workers, keep in mind this gap.  Listerine expects results in around two weeks, but does not state the strength of the chemicals on the strip, which are a key factor to how much whitening you will experience.  

We'd recommend these if you are considering a non-dentist option.  They're convenient and save a mess.  If you've tried them - let us know how they worked versus the Crest Whitening Strips that have become the market leader in this space.  Here's what they look like on the store shelf with an average price around $25 to $30 for a two week supply:

Is Ultreo the Sonicare killer for whitening?

When our dentist showed us the Ultreo toothbrush - it looked a lot like Sonicare.  We'll admit - we love Sonicare's ability to keep our teeth and gums healthy, plus excellent day-to-day whitening.  But Ultreo sounded different - and promised to add ultrasound to our brushing.   Does Ultreo work any better than Sonicare?

Claiming to start "where sonic ends" - Ultreo channels ultrasound into bubbles "through a proprietary ultrasound waveguide".  What the heck is a an ultrasound waveguide anyways?

Ultreo's studies show that the the brush removes coffee and tea stains better, plus show photos to back it up.  People's testimonials on the brush are very positive - and the price around USD $130 is very competitive with Sonicare.  Many of users comments mention better teeth whitening as a major benefit. 

Have you tried Ultreo - is it better than Sonicare or just more marketing hype?