cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · edit-214 hours agoAre there any foods or drinks that naturally stain or bleach your teeth white over time as a corollary to things that make your teeth yellow over time?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10
arrow-up139arrow-down1message-squareAre there any foods or drinks that naturally stain or bleach your teeth white over time as a corollary to things that make your teeth yellow over time?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · edit-214 hours agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-213 hours agoRhubarb contains oxalic acid, which is used in some tooth whitening products. This is not medical advice to eat tons of it, though. It genuinely attacks your enamel, and swallowing lots of oxalic acid isn’t recommended either. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb#Oxalic_acid
minus-squarechonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 hours agoYou might as well brush your teeth with this stuff: (Don’t do this!)
Rhubarb contains oxalic acid, which is used in some tooth whitening products.
This is not medical advice to eat tons of it, though. It genuinely attacks your enamel, and swallowing lots of oxalic acid isn’t recommended either.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb#Oxalic_acid
You might as well brush your teeth with this stuff:
(Don’t do this!)
White teeth and a kidney stone.