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Those pokey things the stick in your teeth were found to create pockets in your teeth where bacteria can hide and actually cause cavities. Source: a dentist.
by yeahitslikethat 7y ago
Those pokey things the stick in your teeth were found to create pockets in your teeth where bacteria can hide and actually cause cavities.
Source: a dentist.
- m463 7y agoYou mean the pokey things a dentist holds when he's exploring your mouth? :)
- yeahitslikethat 7y agoYes. Looks like Wikipedia confirms, so don't let dentists probe your teeth! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_explorer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_explorer " Some dental professionals have questioned this practice in the first decade of the twenty-first century.[1][2] The use of a sharp explorer to diagnose caries in pit and fissure sites is no longer recommended and clinicians instead should rely on "sharp eyes and a blunt explorer or probe." Penetration by a sharp explorer can actually cause cavitation in areas that are remineralizing or could be remineralized. "