Brushing two times a day is necessary to keep your teeth healthy and clean. I know that, but I forget brushing my teeth quite often. Mumma was very busy with her work for some day and she forgot to remind me about brushing my teeth and I forgot too. She finished her work and last night when she was brushing my teeth she found they have become yellow.

Mumma takes me to the dentist once in six months so I don’t have too many problems, but since I forgot to brush my teeth they have become yellow. Mumma said, if I continue to do this, my teeth will get affected due to plaque and gradually they will start to rot! How scary! Now what should I do to clean my teeth and make them whiter?

Mumma said don’t worry ill help you. She said chewing strawberries help removing the dirt from the teeth, so I should eat strawberries; at least two every day. Eating raw fruits helps keep teeth healthy and clean, so we must eat lots of raw fruits. For instant whitening (well almost), she will make a paste by mixing baking soda and lemon juice. Baking soda is lightly abrasive in nature, so it cleans off the teeth and maintains the Ph level of the mouth. Lemon juice also does the same, so the teeth become whiter after a few uses. The paste needs to be applied to the teeth with help of a tooth brush; leave it for a minute or two and then rinse off well with help of warm water. Make sure you don’t swallow the paste; even though these are natural products and you won’t have any problem but it is always best to stay safe.

Mumma said hydrogen peroxide works very well if you want to whiten teeth, but she doesn’t want me to use it now since I am too small. I can clean my mouth with peroxide once I grow up. It also has antiseptic characteristics so it heals up wounds or cuts inside the mouth.

I asked mumma, why does the teeth colour change? She said the first reason is our food habits. Some food like caffeine, aerated drinks (especially the coloured ones), tea, fast foods with red sauce result in staining. Thus it is best to avoid them; or if you have them it is a must that you clean your teeth immediately. The next reason is, when we chew food some food particles stick to the teeth and if it remains there for a long time bacteria grows inside the particles. They make the teeth yellowish and affect the teeth adversely. This is the reason why brushing twice daily is very important. Now I understand why mumma says I should brush my teeth every day.

I don’t want my teeth to rot, so from now on I will brush my teeth every day, without fail. I don’t like visiting the dentist, I feel so scared. So I’ll take care of my teeth so that I don’t have to go to the dentist!