You know how they say not to believe everything you see on the Internet? Well there are some TikTok dental hacks that have been circulating, and you may want to think twice before you try these four.
1.Using a Magic Eraser on coffee stains. Dentist Casey Lau warns that Magic Erasers are made of melamine, which is “a very hard, abrasive material ... it’s not really whitening, it’s actually bringing the natural whiteness of the layers below [by] scraping away the top layer of your tooth too.”
2.Using charcoal toothpaste for the same reason. Dentist Dee Dee Meevasin says this trend uses the same “whitening” process as the magic eraser and said the product can be “not safe” due to how abrasive it is.
3.Chugging pineapple juice before getting wisdom teeth removed. Especially if you plan on going under anesthesia for the surgery, you cannot eat or drink for six to eight hours before surgery. “What happens is when you are being put under anesthesia,” Meevasin explains. “Your reflexes are put to sleep as well, so your gag reflex is no longer going to work. If liquid comes back up, you are going to choke on it, and it can go into your lungs. It’s possibly very harmful.”
4.Using glue-based products on your teeth. Super glue is toxic – there is no safe glue for your teeth. Meevasin also admits it’s not easy for dentists to get off. “It’s bonded to your teeth, so we would probably have to shave it off, and you might get a little bit of the first layer of the tooth with it.”
Source: Huffington Post