How Dangerous Ice Can Be for Your Oral Health | Kelly Smile Dentistry Victorville

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How Dangerous Ice Can Be for Your Oral Health?
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So a very popular thing to do when you finish
your soft drink of choice is to crunch through
the leftover ice at the bottom. Maybe you are
dieting, so you eat and suck on ice cubes. When
you are really hungry, you start just chewing
through them. It seems harmless, especially since
even the hospital sometimes will give you some
ice chips before surgery.
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Wrong, those ice chips can be frozen, solid as a
rock, and what most people dont realize is the
cold temperature of the ice can cause brittleness
of the teeth. The ice cubes can cause small
fractures. Those fractures become a haven for
bacteria that may not be cleaned even with
brushing regularly. You can sometimes even see
cracks in the mirror. You look back at your
molars and there are very small black fine lines
of bacteria that have dug in and become a cavity.
It Is Just Simply Frozen Water So Its Okay,
Right?
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There is a medical term for people who love or
compulsively eat ice. Its called, Pagophagia.
Compulsive ice eating is looked at by the medical
field as a form of anemia, or iron deficiency.

If you have been chewing ice and havent been to
the dentist for a while, we would be happy to go
over your teeth and check and see if there is any
damage to them the ice. If there is, we have
options to help restore your teeth. We will also
take the time to talk with you about options
available to kick the chewing ice habit. Oral
care through a professional is the only way to
address the damage done from chewing ice. Reach
out and give us a call and we will fit you into
our schedule as soon as we can.
Why Do People Feel Compelled to Chew Ice?
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