Bad news?

Ever thought your exercise habits might be affecting your teeth’s brightness? Does it ever cross your mind when you’re browsing the cold remedy section at the local Duane Reade to think about your smile’s dazzle factor? How about when you are corking a bottle of Pinot Grigio? Our guess is probably not during all the above.

Cosmetic Dentistry procedures like teeth whitening have long tried to combat the effects of diet and lifestyle on your smile. But from the CBS Bureau in New York City comes a surprising story this week about teeth staining causes that could be dulling down your pearly whites without you knowing it.

“Everybody knows that things like coffee and red wine are known causes of staining, but there are some surprising foods and other culprits that can also damage and discolor teeth.”

So what are those other things? Red wine is not the only grape doing damage to tooth brightness – the acid caused yellowing for at least one interviewee. It also turns out that sugars from both Lemonade and cough syrup can affect teeth’s color as well chlorine. If you’ve been doing daily dips in a swimming pool, you might have noticed some discoloration. Overall, there are a lot more teeth staining causes than most of the population is aware of.

But there’s no need to give up your morning swim or struggle through a sleepless night in a fit of coughing. Cosmetic dentistry can be the antidote to many teeth staining causes. Teeth whitening is one of the most common procedures done in cosmetic dentistry. At 212smiling, we whiten teeth using the patented ZOOM Teeth Whitening Technology, a reliably safe, effective method using a combination of lamps and gels that is a fast way to get the brightest smile possible.

The bottom line is you don’t have to give up things you love to have a great smile. Though teeth staining causes are now more proliferate than initially thought, the good news is that cosmetic dentistry advances can help you combat them more effectively. So go ahead and have a glass of wine to celebrate!