Teeth Care – The Teeth & Tongue Story

Say teeth to the tongue, “A little shove from me and you’ll get hurt”… Bang comes a terrific response – “One slip here and all 32 of you can be popped out”.

True, forced popping out of teeth can be a horrifying experience. But bad Oral Habits can be equally damaging for your Teeth as well. Teeth Care, an increasingly rare form of daily hygiene in fast, upwardly mobile households.

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Misuse often leads to the formation of, what is sneeringly known as fish mouth. Wherein fish use their mouth to gobble food and do many activities that other animals use their limbs for; many humans misuse their teeth as multipurpose tool. Like pulling off tags on new clothes, opening colas, grinding walnuts,  or as an in-house multi utility tool. Here are a few more not-so-funny mis-uses:

1. Poking With Toothpicks – A commonly seen habit that should be avoided. As dentists, we would recommend using dental floss as it is a tool that is more suited to remove stuck food particles from between the teeth. Tooth picks are known to chip off between gums and teeth and cause aggravated pain.
2. Chewing Plastic Caps, Pens, Pencils or Hard Stuff – Most common among children, this is one sure way to invite unnecessary dental repairs. Apart from the hygiene factor, some of these things are made of non-food grade materials, there is another risk. Dental fracture or cracks and chips that might lead to dental problems in the long run.
3. Doing wild things with teeth, like one patient who habitually used to grip wet laundry between her teeth while putting them on the drying lines. Before long, her teeth worn out and she had to replace them with porcelain veneers.

As misuse of the tongue can lead to permanent damages, bad oral care leads to misuse of teeth. So use your teeth for biting or chewing food, and nothing else!