Make up for teeth?

I practise oil swishing (or pulling) with coconut oil and that whitens the teeth slightly, I think, though that's not why I do it.

My dad used smokers' toothpaste from a tin. I imagine it was very abrasive in order to get rid of the tobacco stains.

Has anyone had a single denture ?
Think toothpaste in a tin was Gibbs

My mother used Gordon moores but I also remember her using a toothpaste with a matador on the packaging and there was pink Euthymol which was so strong it made your eyes water.

teeth naturally are an off white colour, the darker your skin the whiter your teeth appear but nobody has white teeth

Shysal, I can remember seeing advertisements in National newspapers in the 1960's advertising a DIY white 'paint' for teeth.
I dread to think just how good the effect was !!!!!!!!

I am sure I have heard that a component of some of the diy whitening kits leaves the enamel porous. Imagine the toothache if the nerves were unprotected by the enamel.

I remember Gordon Moores red toothpaste. It did make your teeth look whiter in contrast to the pink gums. I wonder if it's still available?
The stuff in the tin was Gibbs Dentefrice, I remember that too. It was ordinary toothpaste and used to break up when you got about halfway through the tin.

DD1 is Senior Dental Assistant. According to her you need to be very very careful. Saw a stand in a big store the other day offering a tooth whitening service.She spoke to them feigning interest, and told me that what they were offering was not only dangerous she felt it might be illegal. It was not going to be done by a qualified dentist and it could possibly damage your teeth and your mouth. I think some things are best left alone.

I agree, Harmony. I would love to have my teeth whitened, but have several crowns which would not work. If someone developed a paint-on white coating for teeth and/or crowns I would buy it.

Whilst I agree with everything said I do think that white teeth and healthy shiny hair is very youthful and wish I could find something that really works without going to the expense of dental treatment which I can't do anyway as I have crowns

Yes Gordon Moores!

Why put any chemicals into your body that are not essential?

I am baffled at what people are prepared to do to themselves.

Love the promenade!!!!, Spell checkers huh.

Deedaa I remember that too! It was called "Gordon Moores" toothpaste.

That is pro enamel

I shall stick to my electric toothbrush and promenade to keep my enamel.from disappearing I think.

I remember that *Deedaa" it was in a tin and was a hard cake which you scrubbed at with your wet toothbrush.

When I was a child my mother used a very dark crimson toothpaste (which tasted horrible) the idea was that it would make your gums extra pink so your teeth would look whiter.

Yuk! I won't let my dentist do anything to my teeth unless it's necessary. He knows that now and has stopped all the sales pitches!
I'd be so scared of something going wrong.
The quest for perfection is getting ridiculous in my opinion.