I just got my braces off like, 2 days ago and my teeth look really big and yellow... any sugestions?

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Austin Blue Sierra	Use of baking soda and Hydrogen Peroxide whitens teeth Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sista Sista	Brush them using baking soda. and peroxide. DO NOT SWALLOW EITHETR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bigmacbrian	Crest white strips! Worked their magic on me! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Solace	Use the whitening strips, get them proffesionally whitened, brush regularly, perhaps consider using some baking soda when brushing to remove a coat of enamel :) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mud bomber	yeah, brush your teeth for 10 minutes. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sado	You're probably not used to seeing your exposed teeth, like I wasn't. However, you should go to the same dentist that did your braces and ask to get them whitened. If you have a future appointment with him already, just call up and ask if you can get them whitened while you're at it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Susan C	You could have a professional cleaning. I swish with peroxide before every brushing.... helps bleach them white. Just be careful to NOT SWALLOW any of it. That with some whitening strips should help too. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

RDH	You said you just got them off. You have gotten used to seeing your teeth with braces on them, so having them off, they look bigger to you. As long as they are straight and you don't have any marks on them or discoloration due to neglect, then it is perfectly normal. The natural color of teeth is not white. Teeth have shading in them, some yellow, some gray, some red, some brown. Everyone wants white, white teeth. Ask your dentist when he advises that it is OK to start bleaching them. Most dentists do not advise doing it immediately after getting the braces off, but most orthodontic patients do bleach them soon afterwards (maybe 6 wks from now) and are happy with the results. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

○•Picasso•○	Congrats to straight teeth! Perhaps they didn't scrape the cement from underneath the braces off properly. Maybe you can go back and have them take a look at that. :) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Xeo1337	Brush your teeth. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Grace F	Bleach them, and get a lip implant :] Seriously! ♥♥♥♥♥ Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

me	You should have brushed really well when you had them on! Sry! Just bleach them and use teeth cleaning stuff they will be come normal color again Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

the1missjuicy	There are a couple of suggestions. You can get them whitened, you can use the strips or you can use toothpaste that has baking soda in it and also rinse with peroxide. I personally use toothpaste and peroxide it works for me :0) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

.Emily.	Mine were big too when I got them off. Still are. I'm not sure about the yellow part. Maybe it means you need to brush more often. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Nvr2soon	Crest Whitestrips or simliar. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Austin P	for the yellowness, brush your teeth one more time a day and it will go away. cant help you with the bigness. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Shard	Go back to your dentist and have him whiten them so you don't damage your enamel Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

b.trescastro	ausome Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Baby Gyrl	bleach them Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Rosemary	sucks for you, babe. my mom's braces stained her teeth permanently (like it's been 15 years and they still have yellow marks) go back to the orthodontist and ask NOW! before the stain's on there forever. (try scraping your fingernail over your teeth first though... see if it'll rub off). Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

packerfan	If its ok with the dentist use crest white strips or the trays. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ldsantacruz	they probably aren't big, you just aren't used to seeing your whole teeth. use whitening toothpaste and maybe some white strips or some other bleaching product. don't go overboard - i remember feeling the same way when i got my braces off and eventually they'll be normal. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

lovely lady	they only look big cuz your used to the brackets - trust me i thought i had horse teeth but then i got used to them. do whiting stripps or get a dentist to whiten them. congrats. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

harlanuu@sbcglobal.net	Maybe you should get them cleaned. Didn't the dentist tell you that buy having braces attached to your teeth that the weight of the metal will pull the teeth out of your gum and they will be bigger when they take off the braces???? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

JR	Crest Whitestripes Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Amanda H	get them whitened by your dentist some places you can go in on your lunch hour & have it done in one session don't worry, they'll be sparkling white & stay that way if you care for them porperly SMILE !!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jay rod	brush for like 20 min straight on the gums to get all of the acids off and tell you orthadontist to do his job and pollish the glue of your teeth Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Karen K	Do you have to wear a retainer or any kind of appliance?? Both my kids just had braces removed and (in the last 6-8 months) and they both used the crest white strips until last month and they both got the dentist to give them a type of bleaching agent that they can put into their retainers for about 15 minutes a day and you would not believe how much whiter their teeth are...GOOD LUCK!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

RoJaMitchell	use purple shirts. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

blah blah blah	i had spots all over my teeth and my arab orthodontist that I could not communicate with said that every ones were like that. He eventually got busted for peeing in the sink---im totally serious!!!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

styx78321	Well, this means that you didn't brush enough with the braces on, so you can always get cosmetic surgery, but you should have brushed better when you had them on. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No