Many a times, you must have seen an ad for a toothpaste that tells you that dental hygiene is important having shiny white teeth. Multiple brands say that if one has sparkling white teeth, his dental hygiene is quite important. Obviously, this is done for selling the products!
Science has proved it wrong!
People are often of the belief that if their teeth aren’t white as piano keys or paper, they don’t have good teeth. Science has proved it wrong since the teeth’s natural color is slightly yellow. However, owing to heavy smoking, the teeth might end up having a slightly dark color. The color of enamel is blueish white but is kind of translucent. Hence, the yellow dentine below it makes the overall teeth color look light yellow or light grey. Obviously, sparkling white teeth might look good, but they don’t have resistance to decay like the yellow ones.
What happens when you use products for sparkling white teeth?
When products are used for whitening up the teeth, the yellow layer is stripped of and you are put at a risk of bad dental hygiene. The chances of cavity are increased. As age increases, the enamel tends to scrape off and teeth seem yellow. However, you shouldn’t relate it o the teeth’s health.