Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Does eating or crunching ice really hurt your teeth?

My inlaws keep letting my baby chew ice and i don't want to have to deal with extensive dental bills in the future. Does ice really ruin your teeth?
Answer:
well, for babies it is a good way to deal with the pain and discomfort associated with teething, and those baby teeth are going to come out anyway. However, it is not a good habit to give to kids, they invariably continue the habit when they have their permanent teeth and chewing ice does indeed damage the enamel. Suggest you give them an alternate means of dealing with the teething and insist that they stop giving the child ice. It is your child, not theirs.
Yes, it wears the enamel down faster. I would tell them to stop!
Well, if you don't like it, you're the mother and have the right to tell them to just stop because you don't like it. It's not good to chew ice continuously, it can eventually hurt your teeth.
Yfes it does. And that comes straight from my dentist. Problem is, I really like doing it.
Yes, and also it could lower the iron in your body which happened to my dad and he became anemic.
Yes, chewing ice can crack teeth, hurt the teeth and gingiva. Baby teeth grow in and are replaced later on by adult dentition so permanant damage won't be done. You shoudl suggest alternate means of dealing with teething. One way might be to get a water-filled teething ring that can be frozen for the baby to suck on. Or giving the baby soft-rubberized teething devices that won't hurt the teeth. Another possibility is that the baby may be anemic so it is chewing ice because the metallic taste mirrors the taste of protien.
yES IT CHIPS OFF YOUR TOOTH.
yes it does. i'm assuming your child is teething, if so, a better alternative is to give them celery stalks to chew on. it helps with the physical discomfort. Celery also helps to relax your baby.

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