Chewing a pen, biting your nails, opening a can with your mouth, or even stuck a nail between your teeth during a DIY session ... These are all bad habits that hurt the health of our teeth. On the occasion of the congress of the French Dental Association, this week in Paris, dentists alert on bad habits that affect our mouth. Because they are more consequences than one might think.
Be careful if you bite inside the cheeks
The report made by dentists is clear: every time you use your teeth as a tool, the teeth may crumble, weaken or even break in the worst case. Dentists repair these small accidents regularly in consultation. But the teeth are not the only ones affected by our bad habits. If you are the type to chew on the inside of the cheeks, be careful, you may cause lesions that can become infected.
Tobacco can mask gingivitis
And then, as in other areas of health, smoking is also ravaging. While it is common knowledge that it can cause cancer in the mouth, it is less known that its smoke can mask gingivitis. "The first signs of gum disease is bleeding from the gums," explains the doctor of Christophe Lequart, of the French Dental Association. "But this bleeding is masked by the heat of the tobacco smoke that will cause a decrease in the diameter of the vessels, and there will be less bleeding, so this first warning sign does not appear in the smoker," he says. there.
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Finally, the other danger pointed out by the dentists is the piercings on the tongue. Rubbing metal jewels can crack the enamel and lead to other oral problems. It is therefore recommended to opt for a plastic version of the jewel, or even simply remove it.