Have you ever taken a really good look at yourself in photos that you have taken over the years? I was doing this one day while looking through a family photo album. I was shocked at what I saw.

I realized that over the years I had stopped smiling in pictures that I took with family and friends because of the fact that I did not want everyone to see just how yellow my teeth were. I looked mean and tired in my photos just because I did not want to smile in order to hide my teeth. This is the story of how I changed my daily routine in order to reclaim my smile and getbrighter teeth.

Vegetables like celery, carrots and apples are great at whitening your teeth because they make you produce large amounts of saliva and help to naturally achieve brighter teeth by removing acids left in your mouth after eating and remove food particles from in between your teeth. I usually eat an apple or carrots for a snack at home and at work.

There are a number of mint flavored chewing gums out there today that promote teeth health andbrighter teethso you will want to try one of these flavored gums. Chewing gum helps in a similar way as the vegetables and fruits by removing food particles because chewing causes you to produce more saliva. I chew sugar free gum daily for brighter teeth when I am not eating.

The biggest aid to my teeth whitening routine is that I use teeth whitening pens. These are pens are filled with teeth whitening gel. I apply gel to my teeth three times per day. In the morning, after I eat breakfast and brush, I apply a good amount of gel to my teeth. I usually take a break at work to apply more after lunch and then finally once I come home from work before bed.

I began to see immediatebrighter teethresulting from using my routine. I smile more when we take photos, because I do not see those ugly yellow stains anymore. My smile was whitened quickly and without any expensive dentist visits. I suggest that you try this routine for yourself. The best part is that all of these tips forbrighter teethwere also recommended to me by my dentist even though I came up with this plan completely on my own.