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How can I whiten my teeth with baking soda?
Mix a spoonful of baking soda with a glass of water and swish around. Or use it as a
gargle.
I heard there were more formal ways to whiten your teeth with it.
If you want to take the expensive route, ask your dentist to use baking soda instead of
other abrasives to clean your teeth.
That's too expensive. What can I do at home?
Make a baking soda paste and brush your teeth with it. People did use baking soda as tooth
paste ages ago.
They also used it as antacid. That doesn't mean it works.
It did work well; it just didn't taste too good.
How does baking soda work?
It abrades away the food and bacterial film stuck on your teeth. It's kind of like sand
blasting your teeth.
Baking soda tastes better than sand, though barely. Is toothpaste with baking soda better
than the usual one?
No, though you could mix your toothpaste with baking soda when you brush your teeth.
Is it safer than the toothpaste with other tooth whiteners?
No, but it might be cheaper. It is safer than trying to use other whiteners though.
It's certainly better than using bleach to whiten your teeth.
You should never use bleach on your teeth.
I use it in the shower all the time.
Using baking soda in the shower is safer than bleach, too, though it won't kill as much
mold.
If I had mold in my mouth, I'd have more problems than a yellowing smile.
Use baking soda that’s fresh other than the stuff that’s been sitting in your fridge.
The fresh stuff won’t have all the absorbed odors from the rotting food in your fridge.
Then I can’t have an antacid trip like they showed in the Simpsons.
You can’t have an antacid trip with radical hallucinations, though it can pick up enough
fish and chips odors to make you run to the toilet when you try it.