Tips for Keeping Coffee Stains off Your Teeth

If you enjoy coffee, a big obstacle is to keep coffee stains off of your teeth. Following are a few tips for keep your teeth pearly white. These tips will also work for keeping tea and red wine stains at bay.

1.  Brushing Regularly

This is a basic tip, but it is a very important one. If you brush after drinking coffee or other stain causing drink, this alone will help immensely! There are also products on the market now that you can use to brush without water, which are handy for the office or anytime you are away from home.

2.  Sugarless Gum

Sugarless gum will break down the acids that cause the coffee stains to stick to teeth. You can also buy sugar free gum that has a whitening agent that will give your smile an extra boost.

3.  Whitening Pens

You can now buy whitening pens that have the same bleaching agent as the strips or trays. They are simple to use, and can be used anywhere. You simply apply the solution from the end of the pen directly on your teeth, wait 15 minutes, and rinse with water. You can do this just about anywhere and still be able to talk, unlike the trays and strips.