Having Whiter Teeth and Looking Better

By Jill Brennan

In this day and age where looking good and being presentable in any type of environment is considered a big plus, getting by on hard-work and dedication may not be enough. I'm not talking about being beautiful either. I'm talking about being clean and well-groomed. We need to do more as far as taking care of ourselves to at least look more credible as a business person or in the workplace.

I don't know about you but when I'm seeing people in the office with washed up hair and crumpled shirt or tattered jeans, I tend to develop emotions that range from slightly irritated to a visible cringe. Apparently, I've joined the bandwagon of prejudgers that I used to think are just snobs. Well, if you can't beat 'em, then join 'em I guess is my new motto. Bottom line is, you have to try to assess yourself if you're at least within the presentability level of your crowd and if you're not, then make sure that you work on it or else, one way or another, people are gonna talk about you.

People do 'prejudge' each other on looks whether we want to admit it or not and you're going to be miserable if you're the odd one out. In trying to make sure that you get your fair share of looking good, it should all start with the basics. Be clean and presentable. You can make sure that every morning before you get out of the house, your hair is well done with its own unique quirks, your dress or suit is properly prepared and fits you right and goes well with your pants and shoes..the usual drill. Basically, make sure everything compliments each other and gives you a style that naturally works.

One more thing to look at which is one of the most important as far as looking good goes is your teeth. Now I say one of the most important because I equate importance with visibility/noticeability. People just look at our faces first. And other than our eyes, the smiles that we generate are generally the visible indicators of how we feel about our first meeting of a certain person, and that person will take his/her queue from your smile or lack of it. They're prejudging you with that act yet again. So yes, it is important that you get yourself one of those hollywood-type smiles or as close to them as you can get.

Now if you're one of those people who are just gifted by God with a set of sparkling white teeth that just screams perfection, then you're absolutely free to skip this part. But if you're just like one of us, getting stains in your teeth and having trouble removing them, then i suggest you try to do something about that. You can have them whitened. Teeth whitening is already quite popular nowadays, resulting from people's needs to look good.

There are a lot of alternatives available today if you want to consider getting your teeth whitened. In-office whitening is still considered to be the traditional way of doing it as well as the most prominent. Your dentist will be examining your teeth and then perform a minor operation to use a gel product with a percentage of hydrogen peroxide. They'll try to isolate the gums by putting some sort of special shield gel to protect soft tissues. And that's all there is to it. Another option for you to consider, and one that is becoming more and more popular right now, is the at-home teeth whitening kit. You can conveniently buy very comfortable whitening do-it-yourself strips that you can just try at home, at the office or practically anywhere. There are of course pro's and con's for each type. Obviously, the one huge advantage of the white strips is that they're much much cheaper than in-office whitening. Another is they're very portable. I'm personally leaning more towards this method more right now.

You have to actively and constantly be aware of yourself in public. It might be redundant to say this anyway because you're most likely already practicing this as the rest of us but a reminder couldn't hurt. In being more proactive about your look (without overdoing it of course), you become more credible in the office and in business. In making sure that you're always presentable and your teeth are taken care of, you make sure that you are recognized as a legitimate business man or woman.

Another important and appealing advantage of this that we all know about as well is that this of course scores more points for us with the members of the opposite sex. No need to explain that one. And just in general, you'd feel good about yourself . You'd feel clean and clean means healthy so have at it. Lastly, a sparkling white teeth is never a bad thing because it can only make you feel better about yourself! - 29879

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