The viral dental hacks dominating TikTok may look harmless, but dentist Andrey Ilyabayev warns that they could lead to permanent damage. He shares 10 trends that dental professionals should be warning patients against.
From wrapping rubber bands around teeth to close gaps to filing down enamel with a nail file, TikTok’s dental ‘hacks’ have racked up over 43 million combined views across the top 10 trends alone, and dentists are seeing the fallout firsthand.
Searches for ‘TikTok dental trends’ have soared by 1,205% over the past five years, and those for ‘what are turkey teeth implants’ are up 250% in the last three months alone.
Andrey Ilyabayev, a cosmetic dentist at Bayside Dental Arts, sees the aftermath of these trends in his chair. This can range from nerve damage to extractions and enamel that can never be restored.
So which viral dental trends are racking up the most views and which ones actually warrant a warning to patients?
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