TikTok trends show how to remove braces with spoon, dentists label it as danger to teeth
Dentists are speaking out against TikTok trends showing DIY dental hacks to fix people's teeth. Several hacks have gone viral on the social media platform which can be potentially dangerous and cause irreversible damage to the teeth.

These short TikTok videos show how to open one's fixed braces simply with a spoon or even a fork. A dentist on TikTok called "The Braces Guy" explained to the users that even if one might be able to open their braces with a spoon, they would still need to visit a qualified dentist to get themselves checked as brace residue might still be stuck on their teeth. Another obvious result would be that the teeth will begin to shift back to their previous positions without the braces and later on a retainer. Thus resulting in a visit to the dentist again to get braces fixed.
Several users have tried out the hacks or even are advocating for them citing that dentists are expensive and they would rather do this at home. One such user wrote on TikTok that if dental care wasn't so expensive in the United States then people would probably go to the dentist. The user added that people don’t always have thousands of dollars to fix their teeth.
FAQs:
- What is TikTok?
TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, is a short-form video hosting platform. Users can upload various videos on the platform and they typically range from 15 seconds to 10 minutes. - Are braces painful?
Braces don't typically hurt when applied to the teeth. However, some sort of discomfort may occur when the wire is placed onto the brackets.
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