A new wave of TikTok trends has dentists warning young people of do-it-yourself dangers when it comes to teeth. DIY dental “hacks” range from tutorials on how...
Dentists, hygienists, students and longtime doctors are ganging up against the DIY dental ideas popping up on TikTok.A new wave of TikTok trends has dentists warning young people of do-it-yourself dangers when it comes to teeth. DIY dental “hacks” range from tutorials on how to make your own veneers to prying off braces with a spoon.
One dentist known as The Braces Guy warned viewers that even if you could pry off your braces using a spoon, you would still be stuck with brace residue on the teeth. Not to mention that the teeth would probably begin to shift back without getting a retainer.Another DIY video showed a woman filling in the spaces between her teeth with dental filler. “I am a dental assistant and I literally stopped breathing when I realized what was happening,” one person commented. “Please don’t do this.
For every adult over the age of 19 without medical insurance, there are three without dental insurance, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some TikTokers who regret doing DIY dental work are speaking out, too, including one woman who said she was in such bad pain after trying to straighten her teeth with a nail file that she had to go see the dentist anyway.
Some viewers urged people to look into making an appointment with accredited dental schools instead of taking dental matters into their own hands.“Lip filler can be dissolved. Botox goes away,” Winters told NBC. “Once you alter the shape of your teeth, that is gone forever.”
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