How to brighten my yellow teeth at 81 years old.

I use whitening straps. They work well.

I found a product called Snow worked well. It is American but now you can buy the system on Amazon. It consists of a gel pen (I used gold. The silver wasn't effective for me) and a device that you put over your teeth that gives out light. I did it for 30 minutes daily for a week. Made a huge difference. I also purchased the Snow toothpaste which helped a lot too. Now I have the new Colgate purple toothpaste and that seems good for keeping the yellowing at bay. My dentist told me my teeth were no longer white because the enamel was thin so whitening wouldn't help. However, this was clearly not the case because my teeth are no longer yellow so it must have been because of stains 🤷‍♀️. It was definitely worth getting Snow. I started using it pre covid and periodically use it, perhaps every 6 months or so to keep the yellowing at bay 😁

You have to have hygiene appointments and then whitening on top of that. At the dentist I use (private) It is £125 for an initial hygiene appointment, than £95 6 x monthly and for whitening it is £200 for upper

Re Rylan
Rylan Clark shows off his gleaming new porcelain veneers teeth. The presenter paid a visit to Dr. Richard Marques at his central London clinic, whose previous celebrity patients include Olympic swimmer Tom Daley, TV personality Joey Essex and former Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw, for a smile design makeover.

I agree with you, Oreo. Many old people when we were young had white teeth because they were dentures.
I associate artificially white teeth in older mouths with false teeth, which is probably not the image they wished to project.

Be careful of tooth whitening .
As we age our teeth will darken .
I do think that super whitening treatments can look too bright as if someone has a light bulb in their mouth .
I never told a friend of mine,,but people thought that she was frightening when she smiled .
A little baking soda with toothpaste will brighten your smile .

My late husband was a dentist he didn't agree with whitening as he said it would eventually weaken the enamel and also cause sensitivity. He also said that yellow teeth , as long as they were kept clean and healthy, were an indication of stronger enamel .

We have both noticed how much whiter our teeth are since using a water flosser and a sonic toothbrush.

Must be genetics. None of us have white teeth, all cream. Mine are darker cream, but not dirty. I remember my baby teeth, they were white, then when they fell out, new teeth came through, they weren't white. I've drunk milk all my life, brushed them, flossed, still they aren't white. I don't smile. My sister had a bridge done (think that's what it was called) when she was 16 (now 56 almost) that's creamy white. I think WHITE, think fake.

On the other hand, my gran, who died in 1983, had her own white teeth, dark brown/black hair with a few streaks of grey and cleaned them with a dark red toothpaste. After she died, I remember seeing Betty Turpin/Betty Driver on tv and thinking, wow, looks just like my gran. My grandad had a full set of false teeth.

Both my parents have crap teeth, us girls didn't stand a chance!

WithNobsOnIt

OldFrill

Eucryl tooth powder, it's similar to Vim but tastes better (l assume, having not tasted Vim). They say only to use it twice a week but l used to use it daily for years with no ill effect.

Didn't know they still made Eucryl
Remember my father using it in the Sixties and making jokes about it tasting like Vim.Ho ho!

I was surprised to see it last week, Superdrug l think.

I believe Rylan has porcelain veneers and I remember him saying that he wasn’t too happy with them.
I am scared of the dentist and never go unless an emergency. The dentist is a good friend of my husband’s boss so we also meet socially. About 12 years ago I asked him about teeth whitening and he said because I am a natural blonde it wouldn’t work. My husband didn’t believe him.
When I smile my teeth don’t show very much. So none of it concerns me particularly.

OldFrill

Eucryl tooth powder, it's similar to Vim but tastes better (l assume, having not tasted Vim). They say only to use it twice a week but l used to use it daily for years with no ill effect.

Didn't know they still made Eucryl
Remember my father using it in the Sixties and making jokes about it tasting like Vim.Ho ho!

Oreo

Nagmad2016

I have used those whitening strips in the past. Some success but had to use about 3 or 4 times before I noticed a difference. Like other whitening products, they may cause sensitivity. I think as we age we wear away the enamel on our teeth and expose the dentine which is a creamy colour rather than white, so we'll never have teeth like Rylan 😁

Even Rylan doesn’t have teeth like Rylan, I bet they’re all crowns.😁

Or he's got those porcelain veneers which are very expensive if done properly by a dentist.

I've seen some scary adverts for cheap veneers online which look very peculiar.

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My husband has been using 'My Bright Smile' and is very pleased with it. Bought from Amazon. It is quite expensive at (c) £20 but as you're recommended to only use it twice a week it does last a long time. Hubby has been using the same pot for nearly two years and still has a few months powder left - so, in the long run, not that expensive.

Best to have a pot for just one person as you do just dip your brush in!
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jeanie99 I hope you didn't miss the opportunity to have a gentle conversation with your grandson about personal questions and remarks. It's never too soon.

Mamar2

It's funny how a grandchild commented on the colour as my DGD did the same to me. I did wonder if they're growing up with seeing 'Turkey teeth' & most adults up to a certain age having whitened teeth. They're not used to seeing natural ageing teeth so anything that's not gleaming white doesn't look right to them.

I think you’re right.
Also, when I was a kid all the older adults had lovely white straight teeth…what I didn’t know was that they all had false teeth.

Nagmad2016

I have used those whitening strips in the past. Some success but had to use about 3 or 4 times before I noticed a difference. Like other whitening products, they may cause sensitivity. I think as we age we wear away the enamel on our teeth and expose the dentine which is a creamy colour rather than white, so we'll never have teeth like Rylan 😁

Even Rylan doesn’t have teeth like Rylan, I bet they’re all crowns.😁

Hi,
There’s a review of an Oral B overnight whitening toothpaste in Good Housekeeping this month. It seems to get a thumbs up for sensitive teeth and helping strengthen enamel. www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/product-reviews/fashion-and-beauty/a70377025/oralb-pro-3d-white-clinical-enamel-review/

It's funny how a grandchild commented on the colour as my DGD did the same to me. I did wonder if they're growing up with seeing 'Turkey teeth' & most adults up to a certain age having whitened teeth. They're not used to seeing natural ageing teeth so anything that's not gleaming white doesn't look right to them.

If the enamel comes off can anything be done to replace it. I was using a whitening paste and on one tooth this has happened.

I had my teeth whitened at dentist few years ago but despite regular check up and brush and flossing, they are now a dingy yellow
The charcoal and purple toothpastes can ruin the enamel as they are too harsh on older teeth- my teeth are now very sensitive 😢

As we age the enamel thickens as it has re-mineralised time after time and that makes your teeth more resistant to decay but a darker shade. There are toothpastes that are supposed to whiten them but the trouble is that as soon as you eat or drink anything that stains the teeth they darken up again. I'd stick with the dentist if it were me as it's safer and probably more effective. My dentist lets me pay off for private treatment so that may be an option?

Allira

^My grandson asked me a few months ago why I had yellow teeth.^

It could be hereditary too. My DM's teeth were lovely, sparkling white but she did lose them at a fairly early age. My DF's were more yellow but he still had his when he died in his mid-eighties. Perhaps they are stronger 🤞

I used to be a bit embarrassed about my teeth as they have never been pearly white and I have a gap in my front two. However, I was told years ago that because they aren't white white they would last longer. At 71 I have some fillings and a couple of crowns but still have my own teeth as my Mum had at 90 (hers were the same) so maybe there is some truth in it. I find it strange when someone I know goes and has their teeth done - in what ever way - and you need sunglasses for the glare I find them really false and strange and unnaturally white - but I would never comment on it. I go to dentist twice a year and the hygenist as my plaque builds up but feel they are a rip off, I worked out they increased prices by 70% during covid - but |I want to keep my teeth...

I have used those whitening strips in the past. Some success but had to use about 3 or 4 times before I noticed a difference. Like other whitening products, they may cause sensitivity. I think as we age we wear away the enamel on our teeth and expose the dentine which is a creamy colour rather than white, so we'll never have teeth like Rylan 😁

I use Georganics powder. You can get it on line or from National Trust shops plus health food shops. It takes a bit of getting used to but it works after a couple of weeks.

I thought my teeth looked stained so found a Colgate charcoal toothpaste which I think has made a big difference. I drink a lot of tea so put the staining down to that. I used the charcoal toothpaste for 2 weeks and then reverted to my usual sensodyne.