Think of whitening toothpaste as "carwashes for your teeth" !

Your smile is the first thing people notice and all of us would love to flash a brilliant, movie star caliber smile. In the last decade, amazing advances have been made in the area of tooth whitening. Discover how you can restore and preserve a brilliant, white smile !

A common trend has been the proliferation of toothpaste which claim to whiten teeth. Sometimes these claims mistakenly lead consumers to think that these whitening toothpaste are miracle cures.

These toothpaste are not effective at whitening the underlying tooth. What they tend to do is remove stains so that the underlying whiteness of the tooth becomes more apparent.

Think of these toothpaste as "carwashes" for your teeth.

In the same way that a good car washing removes the dirt and grime on your car making it sparkle, whitening toothpaste remove stains and crud from your teeth. Smokers toothpaste work in much the same way removing tobacco associated stains from teeth.

Be aware that there is great variability in the effectiveness of these toothpaste. Some may work extremely well while others may only make teeth appear whiter by one shade or less. To obtain a more dramatic improvement, other techniques such as bleaching are often tried.

It is important to note that while effective in removing stains, many brands of whitening and smokers toothpaste can destroy tooth enamel in the process. These toothpaste use harsh abrasives to remove the stains. Over long periods of repeated use, these harsh abrasives begin to remove tooth enamel making teeth appear yellow and causing teeth to become sensitive to cold or heat.

We suggest using one of the newer breeds of whitening toothpaste which do not contain harsh abrasives but instead use other methods for removing stains from teeth. The Dental Zone recommends SuperSmile toothpaste in particular. Instead of utilizing harsh abrasives, SuperSmile toothpaste toothpaste utilizes the patented ingredient Calprox. Calprox non-abrasively dissolves the clear, sticky protein film to which coffee, tea, tobacco, wine and other stains adhere making your teeth appear whiter and feel smoother and cleaner.