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Just In Time
That 6:30 am wakeup can make sticking to the two-minute brushing rule tricky.
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Divide your mouth into four quadrants, and spend 30 seconds brushing each section.
Smile Shocker
One of these doesn’t belong in your bathroom:
a).
Not likely to happen?
Opt for aZapi UV Toothbrush Sanitizer, $35.
It annihilates 99 percent of germs in less than six minutes.
Red wine clings to plaque that’s lingering on your teeth, creating deeper stains.
Battle this by brushing your teeth before you head to the bar.
Think you’re safe sipping white?
White wine is more acidic than red and can cause acid erosion, damaging enamel.
Avoid brushing for 20 minutes after sipping that chardonnay when your teeth are most sensitive.
Brighten Up
Using at-home whitening kits can save you big bucks.
But how white is too white?
As you whiten, compare your results to the whites of your eyes in your picture.
Whiten until your teeth are almost as white as the whites of your eyes.
Any brighter and your grin won’t look natural.
Instead, tryGlo Solo, $45, which promises to whiten teeth by three-to-five shades in two weeks.
Each vial contains a stay-put gel that evaporates after 15 minutes.
How’s that for fast?
The floss of the future?Oral-B-Glide 3D White Whitening + Scope Flavor Floss, $3.
Now repeat after us: I will floss forever.
