If one of the worst fears dentists and patients alike face: the fear of a chipped tooth. You invest so much time in taking care of your pearly whites, only to have an unexpected incident ruin your hard work. In order to help you avoid a situation like this, we created a list of 4 activities known to chip teeth to help you protect you smile like we like to.
- Playing Sports without a Mouthguard
Especially when playing contact sports, teeth can be easily chipped or damaged by fast paced, aggressive activities. When playing sports, it is important to wear mouthguards for protection, especially dentist made mouthguards. Dentist made mouthguards, since they are customized to each particular person, are more comfortable and are way less likely to fall out that store bought mouthguards.
We’ve all seen it – someone opening a bottle or a container with their teeth. Just because your enamel is strong, does not mean that your teeth are durable enough to handle tasks like opening glass bottles with strong metal caps!
With lip or tongue piercings near your teeth, the probability of biting down or knicking your teeth with the piercing leaves you at high risk for damage.
Whether it be a lollipop of a T bone steak, biting into hard foods is the main component of chipped teeth. Like we’ve said, enamel is some of the toughest material in your body, but not always can it handle hard foods like such.
Looking for ways to protect your teeth from other chippy situations?
Give Dental Center of Mesa a call today at (480) 834-9001.