Jewellery

Jewellery
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Facial piercings might be trendy, but studs and rings create breeding grounds for infection, not to mention cause bleeding and swelling of the tongue or nearby tissue. Additionally, Dr Rozenberg points out that tongue, cheek or lip jewellery can cause chronic injury to adjacent teeth and mucosa (the cheeks, lips, taste buds), including tooth fractures and gum recession, which can lead to tooth loss.

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Potato chips

Potato chips
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They may be undeniably tasty and satisfying (at least while they’re still in our mouth), but potato chips are no good for your chompers. “They’re loaded with starch, which becomes sugar that can get trapped in and between the teeth and feed the bacteria in the plaque,” says Dr Rozenberg. “Since we rarely have just one, the acid production from the chips lingers and lasts a while.”

Cigarettes

Cigarettes
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You’re probably well aware of the fact that cigarettes are terrible for your health and the cause of cancer and a myriad of other diseases. Not only are they very bad for your overall health, but they’re really hard on your mouth. “In addition to being one of the major causes of oral cancer, cigarettes stain teeth and cause halitosis (bad breath),” says Dr Veytsman.

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Parking vouchers

Parking vouchers
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It might sound strange, but Dr Dorfman constantly sees people pull these from the machine in a garage and put them in their mouths while they park. Not only are parking vouchers, or anything you receive from a public space like a parking garage, not sterile, but they do nothing for your teeth. Often printed on thermal paper, they’re loaded with chemicals that are bad for your mouth and your body.

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