Are teeth whitening products effective? Do you really need to brush your teeth after every meal? Dentists are a bit like psychics; we have a crystal ball and we know all your habits just by looking at your teeth. How to choose your toothpaste? It's that rumor about the little colored squares. Red would be toxic, green would be organic. Blue would be normal toothpaste. These are benchmarks for machining toothpaste tubes. Point. On the other hand, we choose a toothpaste with 1450 ppm of fluoride. Fluoride is the element that will protect your teeth. We avoid anything with a whitening effect, activated charcoal, purple toothpaste, all of that is useless. And finally, there are certain toothpaste ingredients that can be avoided. I'm thinking in particular of SLS, sodium lag sulfate, which is the foaming agent. We will avoid triclosant and we will also avoid titanium dioxide which is the whitening agent in toothpaste. Do you really need to brush your teeth after every meal? The ideal would be yes. What is recommended today is two brushings per day in the morning and in the evening 30 minutes after eating since the pH of the mouth will decrease when we eat. And suddenly, there is acidity that arrives in the mouth and if we brush our teeth directly after the meal, we will rub acid on our teeth. Lunchtime if you have time, perfect. If you don't have time, rinse your mouth with clear water or do a little mouthwash. Should we choose an electric toothbrush or a manual toothbrush? Scientifically speaking, the electric toothbrush is more effective. Now it all depends on how you brush your teeth. If you take your electric toothbrush and run it over your teeth really quickly, it does n't do much good. You break my heart with this question. Are teeth whitening products effective? No. I am thinking in particular of teeth whitening gel, activated charcoal, turmeric and bicarbonate. It wo n't whiten your teeth, it will only scratch your enamel and if you have some stains on your teeth, it can remove these stains. Which will give the impression of whiter teeth . You can make sure you keep your teeth lighter. To do this, brush your teeth gently with a soft-bristled toothbrush to avoid scratching your enamel. An appointment with your dentist for a cleaning at least once a year. polishing to remove stains and if necessary teeth whitening from time to time. So if you tell me you have bad breath, it could actually be your teeth. It could be a curry problem since curries are bacteria and bacteria smell bad. It could be a gum disease problem, but it could also be in the throat, the anus, or even the intestines. If we have bad breath and it comes from our mouth, what can we do? resume a dental hygiene routine that is complete with the use of dental floss or at least a means of cleaning between your teeth, mouthwash and then a little sugar-free chewing gum from time to time. Does caring for people's teeth give us information about their lifestyle? I will give you some examples. When we bite our nails, we usually get small cracks on the incisors of our front teeth. Then you have people who drink a lot of coffee, smoke, or drink a lot of red wine who are going to get different colored stains on their teeth . So we can determine a little bit your lifestyle or your diet. We can also see if you brush your teeth properly and if you respect the rule which is an annual check-up appointment with your dentist. If you have a lot of tartar, if you have cavities, if you have gum problems, it means that your routine needs to be reviewed and your annual appointment needs to be scheduled carefully. [Music]