Is ice bad for your teeth?

Question

I dont really chomp on it, I kind of just have it in there till its almsot gone, than chew it up. Is this really bad for my teeth?

Answer 1

It is bad for your teeth, but it can also be an indication of iron deficiency anemia.....Get checked out by a doctor just to be sure......I did this alot when I was pregnant and I was diagnosed with that.....

Jenn

Answer 2

Oh.ok...then it's not bad for your teeth but overall chewing and breaking it into your mouth is damaging..but it not gonna damage you!

Answer 3

I don't think so.  I think the only time it's bad for your teeth is when you chomp it really hard, I think you risk chipping a tooth that way.

Answer 4

Yes, it can cause chipping and break the enamel.

I did that for a while too...stopped

Answer 5

if you let it melt in the mouth (if you can stand to do that!)

then no

but crunching ice can be damaging!!

Answer 6

... chewing ice can lead to tooth decay? Abrupt temperature changes that occur as tooth enamel meets ice--in combination with ice's hard texture--can cause tiny fractures in the tooth surface. Bacteria can then make their way into the tooth interior through these cracks.