Teeth

I drink a lot of coffee.

It stains my teeth.

What do I do?

Use whitening toothpaste. Brush your two or three times a week.

Edit: What they say.

I would not condone putting hydrogen peroxide in your mouth.

Yeah, home remedies might be dangerous, because if the acid is too strong, it might do more harm. That's why I'd suggest having it done professionally at the dentist's. It's ~20 minutes and your teeth should be shiny for weeks after.

I don't know the price, though, and that might be important. Still, whitening toothpaste is an excellent idea. :>

Yah, don't do ♥♥♥♥ like rub lemon or something against your teeth. Aciiiid~

You CAN however use the white side of an orange peel. :>

you and me both, brother.

normally, I wear lipstick to create more of a contrast between my pale, jaundice skin and gross, coffee-stained teeth, but I'm not sure that's a viable option for you. but wait! aren't you in a metal band or something?? go with the lipstick then!! problem SOLV'D!!!!!!!!

honestly, though: mouthwash. I am a big believer in mouthwash. my teeth improve SO MUCH when I use mouthwash once a day for like a week. also it makes you smell SO GOOD.

hmm mouthwash it may be...
lipstick wont work for me, i need to sell furniture to homophobes all day err'day

also whitening tooth paste is a joke. my brother's god mother is a dentist and she says that the whitening agent that they put into tooth paste is woeful. it is at the legal limit for mass consumption, but so far below the right amount it is essentially useless.

Hi Saul <3

I use to have that problem - I'm Colombian so drinking coffee for me is second nature (Actually, it WAS second nature as I quit drinking coffee)

What I use to do (Or rather, still do) is use strawberries and baking soda. After brushing my teeth with this awesome toothpaste:


I'll cut up a strawberry in half, put some baking soda in it and rub it all over my teeth for a good five minutes. After, I'll brush it all off with a tiny amount of toothpaste to get rid of all the strawberryness.

Followed by this awesome mouthwash:



Or you can make your own hot water and salt mouthwash.

I found that this has worked perfectly for me. It's natural and very inexpensive. Also, only do the strawberry thing ONCE a week as doing it too often can damage your enamel~

Hope this works for yoooouuu~ :3

HI FELICKS YOU'RE SO SMART AND SO BEAUTIFUL ALL OF MY LIFE PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED MARRY ME A THOUSAND TIMES OVER THX

(i will try the hot water and salt one, cbf going out for strawberries )

Even though it can look very stupid (depending on how you do it), you can drink coffee through straws and not let it touch your teeth. It works very well for me.

stop drinking coffee

I don't want to stop drinking coffee.

My sister drinks coffee too. Her teeth are alright. A strong coffee afficionado, too.

Probably it's something else that affects the discolouration of teeth; it's a mix-and-match of what else being taken apart from food or drinks.

Originally Posted by AzraelBlack

I don't want to stop drinking coffee.

well then that's just too bad isn't it?

Lysis, if we applied that kind of attitude in other areas of life, well you wouldn't be very happy.
Guys wanna marry other other guys? Well that's just too bad.

Originally Posted by AzraelBlack

Lysis, if we applied that kind of attitude in other areas of life, well you wouldn't be very happy.
Guys wanna marry other other guys? Well that's just too bad.

first of all, I'm obviously not being serious.

second of all, that example is not really comparable. Coffee stains teeth. The best way to prevent coffee from staining your teeth is to not drink coffee. It would be the same as saying "I want to shoot myself in the leg but I don't want there to be a hole in my leg after I've done it."

It is not the same as saying that.
There are many who drink coffee and do not have teeth as stained as mine, I merely would like to know why, and how I can get my teeth to be whiter, like theirs.

Unlike shooting your leg, it is possible to enjoy coffee without having stained teeth to some degree.

I heard that brushing your teeth as soon as you can after drinking coffee is a good way to prevent staining. Not even necessarily using a special type of toothpaste, but just brushing as quickly as possible after having it so that the coffee doesn't have a chance to stay on your teeth long.

It's kind of hard to do when you're out at school/work during the day, but I have heard of people carrying a small toothbrush/bottle of toothpaste with them when they go out if they're really concerned about it. ^__^

I heard that eating and drinking acidic foods (I'm pretty sure coffee is acidic, although I don't know exactly) softens the enamel of your teeth and that therefore it is a bad idea to brush your teeth immediately afterwards, as it might cause damage.

Yeah, coffee is acidic. But I don't know, what I posted is what I've read in magazines. It's also what the orthodontist said to do if I drank coffee with my braces so that the coffee wouldn't leave stains around the metal on the teeth.

But who knows what you could believe with stuff like this. :/ I think it's more of a trial and error sort of thing.