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If you’re looking for a more natural method of keeping your teeth clean and pearly-white, I suggest trying the following:

• Swish with oil: Oil pulling is an ancient Indian remedy meant to improve oral hygiene and remove toxins by swishing oil around your mouth to remove bacteria and plaque. Coconut oil is recommended as since it not only has a pleasant taste, but also slew of other health benefits.

• Crunch the plaque away: Although they should never replace your toothbrush or floss, munching on crunchy fruits and vegetables help to rub plaque off your teeth and keep them looking their best.

• Brush with baking soda: not just for cupcakes! Baking soda is a great cleaning agent, especially when paired with toothpaste. Baking soda is a mild abrasive that not only help scrub away surface teeth stains, but also creates an alkaline environment in your mouth which prevents bacteria from growing.

• Whiten with apple cider vinegar: For centuries, ACV has been used as a disinfectant and cleaning agent and is known to kill oral bacteria as well has help whiten your teeth. Due to the acidity level in ACV, it’s important to only brush with it 1-2 times a week, and if you use it as a mouth wash to make sure and dilute it with water.

Let’s leave the charcoal for the barbecue.

Anaida Deti is a registered dental hygienist and CEO of Dental-X Smile Centers now DentalX. She founded Mission Kind (Kids In Need of Dentalcare), to help children aged 6-16 obtain much needed dental work at no charge. In 2015, she became a finalist for the MOMpreneur Award for Excellence and has been a guest speaker at various events. @anaidadeti, DentalX.ca.