MY HEALTHY TEETH HACK

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smiles are beautiful and magical, they make us look good, confident and even more attractive. some people can smile but they have no teeth like my 97 yr old grandmother, while others have teeth but wouldn't dare smile because they are too ashamed to show their unhealthy teeth. You know the sayings

"behind every smile there is a teeth"
by Confucius.

and you know this very popular quote

"life is too short so smile while you still have teeth ".

these sayings highlights the the relatedness of the teeth and a smile,it shows how they complement each other . It's obvious that we can't put up good a smile or even make the best of our smiles without a good teeth, and a smile with a stained and dirty looking teeth can not be attractive but disgusting, and if the teeth is unhealthy and a person is in pain, how can he even smile. so as much as we want to be attractive, happy , look confident and very beautiful, it is really important that we try to maintain a healthy teeth

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A healthy teeth is one that is free from any form of infection, disease, pain and discoloration. It is the state or condition of the teeth being sound.

An unhealthy teeth can be caused by a many things but the chief cause is our habits. Here are some of the causes of unhealthy teeth

• failure to brush or improper brushing pattern
• smoking
• bad diets or dieting (foods)
• excessive intake of carbonated drinks
  etc

The effects of an unhealthy teeth can be quite numerous and devastating. The teeth is one of the first things that is easily noticed in human appearance and an unhealthy teeth doesn't leave a good impression at all, we know how the society sees one with such as unkempt . While a good teeth enhances our smiles and thus makes us look attractive, confident, beautiful and youthful (because the quality of the teeth recedes with age), an unhealthy teeth does the opposite, it is repellent, sends bad impression and in worse cases can lead to low confidence, low self-esteem and can even plunge a person into a depression. It can reduce the quality of our lives and and make us feel unhappy and terrible.

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As humans we want to be attractive and appreciated, and because an unhealthy teeth may fight against that, we see how the dental industry is flourishing and enjoying so much patronage as no one wants to have an unhealthy teeth

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I remember years back, I had a friend, he was very handsome tall and smart, he had the body of a model, he had almost everything a youth would want in appearance and intellect. people always loved him from afar until they came close and after that they vanish, this made him depressed. Although he was smart, he never talked in class , he kept his opinions to himself. one would think he was shy or maybe an introvert but he wasn't at all, he was just trying to save himself some embarrassment and disgrace from the unruly students in school. He had a terrible teeth, he smoked and ate so much chocolates and sugared stuff and it resulted in a discoloration, it was badly discolored and had even resulted into a mouth odour, some students jealous of his body and smartness always taunted him with his bad teeth and it killed his self esteem and confidence. they called him SMART TEETH (smart boy with bad teeth).
The worse was when he was displaced by another equally formidable contestant at the school beauty pageant as the face of the school because he had bad teeth and wouldn't put up a good enough smile for the school's magazine. I know how bad he felt then, but all that is in the past now , I met him sometime ago, he is changed now, his teeth has become bright and sparkling, he is now a model and he is really doing well for himself now. He shared two importance tips with me about how he managed to transform his bad teeth into a bright and sparkling one.

Here are some tips he used to achieve a healthy teeth, they're local methods but are really effective, it's indeed a life hack

Rubbing banana peel against the teeth :

yes!, the same banana peel we discard after eating,it contains potassium and magnesium, rubbing it against the teeth helps whiten teeth and it's also good for the gums

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Making a toothpaste from lemon juice, charcoal and the regular toothpaste:

This is another tip my friend shared with me, it's really helpful. Brushing the teeth regularly with this paste would improve your teeth health, it's effective and will leave you with a bright teeth.

This is how to make the paste;

• you squeeze the juice from a lemon and put in a small dish or tray

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• grind some charcoal to powder

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• have ur regular toothpaste ready too

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• put the grinded charcoal powder in the dish containing the lemon juice then stir, put enough charcoal and mix till it becomes thick

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• add your regular toothpaste to the mixture and mix them thoroughly

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• scoop some with ur brush and brush your teeth with this new paste.

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Do this after every two days and in no time you will experience a transformation in your teeth

Here are other tips and practices that can help you achieve a healthy teeth

• Brush your teeth twice a day, in the morning and before you go to bed, brush properly but not too hard to avoid injuring your gum. Also floss regularly too.

• Rinse your mouth after a meal to remove materials stuck in-between your teeth

• avoid smoking and tobacco

• Avoid excessive intake of carbonated drinks and very sugary foods

• Don't chew Ice

• Always eat fruits like apple , lemon, orange and pineapple. They can greatly improve your tooth health

• Make sure you visit the dentist for checkups regularly. This is really important, whether or not we feel pains or have any serious dental problems. It is really important that we go for check-ups because like we say "prevention is better than cure"

Thank you so much, I hope you learnt something new today.

I am inviting my friends @zekea, @sokabomb, @vokey, @amaka06 to participate in this contest. Let's know if they have other ideas for a healthy teeth

Special thanks to the steeming community and @steemingcuration, @fabio2614, @psicoparedes for organizing this wonderful contest, it's indeed a pleasure to share our experiences and ideas one teeth health with this amazing community.

I am giving 30% of the payout of this post to this community