What foods should you avoid after teeth whitening treatment? Generally speaking food or beverages that easily stain should not be eaten too often. You should pay more attention to brushing teeth and oral hygiene. If not you will have to go through cold-light whitening treatment again.  

Most people know that after teeth whitening treatment you need to look after your teeth for the results to last. However, in reality most people don't know where to begin. For example after teeth whitening treatment what can you eat and what you should avoid. Below we will go through a few of the things you should avoid after treatment.

Why Should You Avoid Certain Foods After Treatment?

It's advised that after whitening treatment certain foods and drinks should be avoided.

1. Smoking and tea should be avoided at all costs, doesn't matter what type of whitening treatment you had done but these habits should be broken.

2. Don't eat dark colored foods on the long-term, if you can't completely cut out these foods you should brush and rinse your teeth after eating these foods.

3. Cut out foods that are hard, such as nuts, crabs and crayfish. This is to avoid cracking a crown or veneer.  

As explained above there is a definite need to make changes to eating habits after teeth whitening treatment. The consequences of not cutting back are teeth will start to stain turning yellow or black.

If cold-light whitening results are not obvious, the treatment can be redone, unlike veneers and crowns which require enamel to be removed, cold-light whitening treatment is safe and non invasive.