How and how to clean teeth from plaque at home
The main purpose of measures for oral hygiene is the cleaning and removal of plaque from the surface of enamel.
If brushing your teeth irregularly, deposits may accumulate, mineralize, and convert to harder tartar. In such cases, you need to contact a dentist for professional enamel cleaning in dentistry. but soft and pigmented plaque on the teeth can clean at home.
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Why plaque builds up
Dental plaque is constantly formed and is an adhesive film that accumulates not only on enamel, but also on the surface of the cheeks and tongue. A small amount of deposits appears on the enamel within 2-3 hours after brushing and flossing. There are also factors that accelerate the formation of deposits and make them more visible: insufficient amount of solid food in the diet, bad habits, taking certain medications.
Typically, white plaque in the mouth occurs when a person does not move his jaw and tongue for a long time. During this period, bacteria multiply most actively, as they are not washed off by saliva. It is for this reason that people often find a white film on their tongue and teeth in the morning after waking up.
If you do not remove the film formed on the enamel in time, it will acquire a yellowish color. And with regular coffee or smoking, deposits quickly turn brown. Such plaque on the teeth is already visible to others and is difficult to remove at home.
Plaque can be green or even black. Such colors indicate the active development of bacteria and indicate the need for cleaning the dentition at the dentist. Home remedies will not help get rid of the dark stubborn plaque.
What is the danger of plaque on the teeth
Harmless deposits on the teeth can lead to a number of problems:
- tartar formation;
- inflammation of the gums and other soft tissues of the oral cavity;
- persistent putrid breath;
- stomach problems.
If plaque is not removed in dentistry or at least at home, it becomes an excellent medium for the growth of bacteria, which lead to unpleasant consequences.
What remedies are effective for removing plaque from teeth at home
Removing dental plaque at home is a common practice. True, folk methods will be effective only if the film on the teeth has not yet had time to petrify.
Abrasive toothpastes
To clean the plaque from enamel at home, you first need to try special pastes. This is the safest way to whiten, because such products do not contain hydrogen peroxide or other components that affect the color and structure of the enamel. The active substances of the pastes gently clean the teeth and restore their natural shade.
Most silica or titanium pastes are considered effective. These substances are the most safe enamel abrasives. In addition to them, the composition of such pastes usually includes various enzymes that alone cannot remove plaque from the teeth., but able to make it less resistant to cleaning. These substances include pyrophosphates and papain.
The most effective abrasive toothpastes:
- Lacalut White.
- Lacalut White & Repair.
- Rembrandt Antitobacco and Coffee.
The first dentifrice can be used once every 2-3 days, since its composition includes too coarse abrasive particles that can cope even with the initial stage of tartar, but damage the enamel. All other remedies are suitable for daily removal of plaque at home, however, after a few weeks of using them, it is better to take a short break. Even in the dental office, deposits can be removed with abrasives no more than twice a year.
Activated carbon
Of all folk remedies for plaque removal, activated carbon is the most effective. Use it in the form of a finely ground powder, which is an excellent abrasive, gently removes deposits and polishes the enamel.
A number of other agents have the same effect, but only activated carbon has absorbing properties: its particles attract pollution. After brushing your teeth with charcoal, rinse your mouth thoroughly with water.
The absorbent helps to remove yellow and brown plaque not only from the visible surface of the teeth, but also from the most inaccessible areas. If most of the deposits accumulate precisely in the interdental space and near the gums, it is worth trying to remove them with activated carbon.
The way to eliminate plaque using such a tool is very simple:
- Grind one charcoal tablet.
- Dampen a regular toothbrush.
- Apply powder to the brush.
- Brush your teeth in the standard way for 2-3 minutes.
- Rinse out your mouth.
To remove plaque at home, using coal, you can only 3 times a week. Otherwise, the enamel will become more sensitive.
Tooth Powders and Soda
To remove black plaque from teeth at home, you can use baking soda or tooth powders, the main component of which is the same soda. Sodium bicarbonate provides high-quality abrasive brushing and is absolutely harmless to the human body, but it is not effective in removing dark dental deposits.
In the composition of professional tooth powders, there are additional components that enhance the effect of soda. Most often they contain essential oils, a little less often - enzymes that destroy the structure of deposits. In addition, tooth powders may contain components for breath freshening and bacteria control.
The most effective dental powders are:
- whitening powder for smokers from Fitokosmetik LLC;
- Thai Herbal Clove Toothpaste Powder.
The last remedy can be found only in Moscow or other major cities, since its sale on the territory of the Russian Federation is not officially permitted.
The principle of using powder and soda is the same as activated carbon. Such products can be harmful to enamel, so you should not use them more often than 2-3 times a week.
Essential oils
To clean the teeth of yellow plaque at home, you can use essential oils. This folk method of enamel clarification is the safest, since essential oils do not contain abrasive particles.
Most often, essential oils of tea tree and lemon are used. Both drugs have a persistent antiseptic effect - they kill bacteria, which are the cause of the formation of dark plaque. Lemon oil can slightly dissolve plaque itself.
It is advisable to purchase essential oils of trusted brands. It is better not to look for them in pharmacies, usually diluted products are sold there that are not suitable for brushing their teeth with plaque.
There are two ways to use oils:
- At the first, you need to take a glass of ordinary water and add 1-2 drops of oils of both types or 3-4 of one of them to it. The resulting solution rinse your mouth after each brushing. The tool will not only allow you to effectively brush your teeth from plaque at home, but also improve the condition of the gums, remove putrid odor from the mouth.
- In the second method, a few drops of oil are applied directly to the brush before brushing without toothpaste.Before the procedure, you can brush your teeth with ordinary paste, then the whitening effect will be more noticeable.
All of these cleaning methods are really effective, but do not resort to them too often. If you abuse the teeth whitening folk methods, you can damage the enamel, which will lead to even more rapid formation of stone, the development of caries and increased sensitivity of the gums.
