What are the long term effects on your teeth from chewing ice?
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I don't think there are any long term effects, but you are increasing your risk of possibly breaking or chipping your teeth everytime you chew on them.
Just like clenching of teeth it applies so much pressure that it can cause wear of enamel as well as stress fractures of teeth that grow bigger as more pressure(ice chewing) goes on eventually breaking. Try to chew only crushed or smaller ice and let it melt slightly to reduce the hardness of the ice.
This really depends on a lot of things...
how often you chew ice
for how long
what condition are your teeth now?
Ice Does put a lot of pressure on your teeth because it can be hard to chew and most times its rigid edges will harm the enamel on your teeth...
but i supose that if you dont chew ice often... you shouldnt have any problems..
But if you do chose to do this often it could led to weaker teeth that are easily chipped or broken off and could also lead to a higher sensitivity to temperatures.
It wears away your teeth and if you have anything like crowns or caps on them then they might come off.
I eat ice because I'm anemic. I have cracked several teeth and they are expensive to fix. Eating ice is a symptom of low iron. You might want to see a Dr.
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