Whitening teeth

[Ameeratul Layl]

They are called plaque-disclosing tablet

Is that the British-English name or the American English name?
I need the British English.

 

[DaNgErOuS MiNdS]

yeah just ask for disclosing tablets at the Pharmacy and they'll know, they normally be on the shelves I think.

 

[Sunflower]

If you go to a phacmacy and ask for the red teeth tablets they'll know what you mean thats what I ask when I want to get mine. I don;t even know their name.

 

[Ameeratul Layl]

Salam,

JazakAllah.
Still waiting for sr mawaddah to name the toothpaste she uses.
Wasalam

 

[Malaikah]

^ Yeah colgate is useless sis........My dad bought this organic baking soda toothpaste the other day....but I never even bothered to look at the brand, I'm just dumb like that :-\ It seems to be working ok though.

my dad uses that, it tastes terrible!!!!

oh and theres listerene toothpaste too and it also tastes terrible

 

[umm-sulaim]

I like mcleans,
but they say charcoal whitens the teeth, the older members of our nation use it, and trust me it works, you get the charcoal, bite it into small pieces and used your miswak with it, or just get a good sized one and use it like a miswak i tried it too, it works for real.....
then you gotta use normal toothpaste after lol...

sis amira damal akhawayn is too cool..that stuff whitens too!! (blood of the 2 brothers)

wassalaam

 

[amirah_87]

as salaamu alaykum,

sis amira damal akhawayn is too cool..that stuff whitens too!! (blood of the 2 brothers)

Yeah it is...but i think it's a baladiy thing, no-one seems to know it!! :-\

and charcoal!?, it makes my teeth weak..like the squaeeeeeeek eeek ...you know what I mean!! :heated:

Listerene mouthwash is good though sis cheese!!

 

[Woodrow]

I have several dentist friends and they are all in agreement that outside of professional cleaning the best cleaning is the result of a good toothbrush or miswak and plenty of work several times a day. With the exception of tooth pastes that contain peroxide (and are hazardous to the enamel) all tooth pastes are diatominous earth and flavoring. Don't really help with the cleaning, but seem to make it a little more pleasant and the flavoring temporarily makes your breath smell better.

There are plenty of arguements in favor of the miswak. The best one being we know it is halal, which some toothpastes are not.

 

[Asyur an-Nagi]

most tooth paste or dentifrice contains detergent which only helps us with a saponification effect (removes greasy or sticky deposits from our enamel). but the best way to keep our mouth clean and fresh, is by performing toothbrushing after every meal and before bedtime and quit smoking. yeah, since smoking changes our oral microflora balance and left an awful brownish stain.

and liquid whatever tooth whiteners, is dangerous. i say it again and again to my patients. it contains high formic or orthophosphoric acid ( it is too strong that it could removes stains from the brass or other metallic surface). it would demineralized enamel prisms (microstructure of enamel) ten times faster than bacterial acid's demineralization). off course your teeth would look whiter, though actually it turns chalky white due its' massive mineral losts.

miswak is the best!

 

[lolwatever]

cool jazaks 4 that bro interseting stuff..., sorry i called u sis in the rep msg lol!

salamz

 

[Asyur an-Nagi]

cool jazaks 4 that bro interseting stuff..., sorry i called u sis in the rep msg lol!

salamz

;D , that's okay. you're very welcome!

 

[Malaikah]

miswak is the best!

do you know of any studies that have been done in regard to the effectivness of miswak? if so, what were the results?

 

[Asyur an-Nagi]

do you know of any studies that have been done in regard to the effectivness of miswak? if so, what were the results?

one of the research on miswak that i could remember is about how
the researchers assess the antimicrobial activity of the miswak chewing stick (Salvadora persica) in vivo, especially on streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli (bacterias which responsible for caries and periodontal disease).


The results showed there was a marked reduction of streptococcus mutans among all groups of users. The reduction of streptococcus mutans was significantly greater using miswak in comparison to toothbrushing, and there was no significant difference for lactobacilli reduction.

It may be concluded miswak has an immediate antimicrobial effect.

 

[chacha_jalebi]

salaam

sister u gota use a mixture of a good mouthwase & toothpaste

also ppl get there teeth bleeched like every yr from dentist, but best tin is jus aquafresh toothpaste it tastes nice aswell and in pakistan they had a heavy toothpaste lol it would burn your mouth but it propa worked i think it was called hammer summin like dat

 

[umm-sulaim]

oh i think i know it arm and hammer something like that right?
we used that here a while back.

yesterday i was talking to a dentist and i said, miswak was much better, then she said it depended on the diet, she said cos here in the west there are sooo many additives and what nots in our diet, miswak alone wouldn't be suffiecient,
that kinda made sense to me, she also said that people use the miswak wrong and it gives them weak gums (bleeding etc...)
still i think miswak is better it gets to all those little places, at the back of the mouth, and i guess using it with a good tooth paste helps...
and its sunnah so alhamdulillah..

wassalaam

 

[Ameeratul Layl]

oh i think i know it arm and hammer something like that right?
we used that here a while back, in london,

yesterday i was talking to a dentist and i said, miswak was much better, then she said it depended on the diet, she said cos here in the west there are sooo many additives and what nots in our diet, miswak alone wouldn't be suffiecient,
that kinda made sense to me, she also said that people use the miswak wrong and it gives them weak gums (bleeding etc...)
still i think miswak is better it gets to all those little places, at the back of the mouth, and i guess using it with a good tooth paste helps...
and its sunnah so alhamdulillah..

wassalaam

Charming.:heated:

 

[Muslim-Gyal]

i herd tht colgate had pig fat or sumthin like that in it :S got an email ages ago but dont no if its tru.any1 herd dis?

 

[Ameeratul Layl]

i herd tht colgate had pig fat or sumthin like that in it :S got an email ages ago but dont no if its tru.any1 herd dis?

*shocked*
I used that this morning.+o(

 

[Muslim-Gyal]

im not sure so i mite be wrong! but im sure i got an email saying tht but dont count me on it just wonderin if any1 else had herd tht.i use aquafresh lol hehe

 

[Snowflake]

The whitening agent in toothpastes is bicarbonate of soda. Miswak is best of course, but tricky to use. You can add baking soda to ur normal toothpaste instead of buying expensive whitening one and get whiter teeth that way. see!

Tea, coffee and smoking can also make teeth go yellow.