Burn the leaves of the rosemary plant to produce a good amount of ashes. Store these in a glass jar and brush onto teeth to keep the mouth clean and sweet smelling.

To whiten stained teeth: 1 cup of strong chamomile tea, juice of 1 lemon, 1/4 cup vinegar and 1 tablespoon baking soda. Add lemon and vinegar to tea. Mix a few drops of this with 1 tablespoon of soda and brush teeth several times a day. It will help remove stain such as coffee and cigarettes.

To help ease a toothache, take some bark from the south side of a red oak tree. Boil this and add a pinch of salt. Hold it on the tooth that is aching and it will ease the pain.

To whiten and polish teeth, get a toothbrush from a black gum tree, chew it until it makes a brush; then get the soot from the back of a fire. Place on gums and rub gums and teeth with black gum toothbrush. This will whiten and clean teeth.