I still do not know why people go through life without assessing how they look and feel and what I mean more specifically is having yellow stained teeth caused by smoking.

A Smile makes yourself and people you smile to feel amazing so why don’t we do it more? Well one of the reasons is for many smokers we are really embarrassed by the colour of our teeth and that prevents us from smiling more.

Researchers have proven that smiling releases endorphins in the brain making us feel good so we should think about smiling much more and erasing or changing anything that would prevent us from doing such a natural thing.

Smokers tend to worry about how long the teeth will keep staying white as they continue to smoke but this should be the last of their worries as there are solutions to this problem. Yes they are right the teeth will re-stain and with smokers this is likely to be quicker than most people but let us look at teeth whitening another way.

You would not go to the gym or undertake a running program to lose weight, then achieve weight loss without continuing the exercise otherwise the weight will return and this is the same with teeth whitening so smokers need to look at managing the teeth’s colour for the long term if they plan on smoking.

The teeth’s porous qualities soak up the staining for anything that goes in to the mouth and obviously for heavy smokers this nicotine will over a period of time start to make the teeth yellow and eventually brown in colour with black staining appearing in between the teeth.

Now this change in colour to a smokers teeth should be very gradual and take a few years to make the transition in colour. If the teeth have changed much quicker than it is advisable to speak to the dentist and ensure there is no underlying issue like medication or enamel erosion.

Teeth whitening will depending on what system you opt for be it laser or tray based system re-whiten the teeth back to their original colour and make them look healthy again. The methodology of whitening is very simple and the teeth will hold stains in the pores of the enamel and the peroxide based whitening gels will gently open the micro-pores to release the staining. Once this is undertaken the result is normally a natural smile and the teeth will shine again.

Smoking tends to take the shine off the teeth and makes the colour as well as yellowish also greyish tone which is all removed with whitening as the pores will reflect the light better once unblocked to show a beautiful smile and once you will be proud of again!

The main is to do something every few weeks whether that is using a teeth whitening home kit or strips you buy on the net or using something like a special gritty whitening toothpaste but best to continue whitening to maintain the balance between smoking and having shiny whiter teeth.

Author Bio: Teeth whitening and much more can be found here at Teeth whitening Cambridge or the Smile whitening salon

Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet
Keywords: teeth whitening,practical aspects,whitening treatment,teeth whitening consultants, stop smoking