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How often should I brush my teeth with baking soda?

How bad is it to brush your teeth with baking soda?

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    Baking soda can help whiten your teeth. The free radicals from the water dissolved baking soda penetrate the teeth’s enamel and lighten the stains from a yellow or brown to give a much whiter appearance. The most successful method of teeth whitening with baking soda is really quite easy: 1) Take a small glass and fill with a teaspoon of baking soda. 2) Add a pinch of salt. 3) Dissolve the mixture with water into a paste. 4) Brush your teeth like you would normally. 5) Rinse your mouth out well with water. If you feel a tingling sensation while whitening your teeth with baking soda, don’t worry as this is normal. However, it can be quite abrasive and can damage your tooth enamel if used too often. I wouldn't suggest using this regularly, once in a while however should be okay (2 week periods). Baking soda can also dissolve orthodontic glue so don't use if you have a permanent retainer or wear braces. Keep brushing with normal toothpaste to clean them correctly.

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People have done it for years. And it isn't better than fluoride - fluoride comes in the water which for the first time in the history of humans allows people to have their own teeth their whole lives.

Vulcan

That's fake. The toothpaste companies just want you to believe it. The truth is, brushing with bicarbonate of soda is better.

peterngoodwin

It isn't, baking soda has been proven better for your teeth than fluoride. It's been used for hundreds of years but synthetics mostly phased it out.

CasualTies

Soda is a great way to clean your teeth, but don't do it every day. It can damage your enamal. Once or twice a week at most.

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