If you have a cavity or something?!


Question: i heard if you swallow a part of your tooth or something to do with teeth it can kill you?
fill me in on whoever i heard say that is talking about?

thank you :]


Answers: i heard if you swallow a part of your tooth or something to do with teeth it can kill you?
fill me in on whoever i heard say that is talking about?

thank you :]

Naw, you'll be fine. But make an appointment to have those braces fixed.

What you may have heard is that swallowing pieces of metal fillings can hurt you. This belief comes from the fact that older amalgam (metal) fillings contain traces of mercury, which, in large doses, could certainly kill you. But A) amalgam fillings have been used for a hundred years now and there are no documented cases of people dying from them and B) the trace amounts of mercury are so small that you are more likely to be poisoned from eating a fish dinner. So please relax. Dental procedures are your friend!!!

Not that I've ever heard.

This is absurd. nothing will happen if you swallow a part of your tooth by accident. you may rest assured.

If that were the case, I'd a been dead a long time ago. It doesn't matter, it's a part of your body anyway. I've swallowed (by accident of course) a lot of pieces of my teeth when they've been falling apart. It's just a ridiculous rumor that you really need not worry about.





The consumer health information on answer-health.com is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions.
The answer content post by the user, if contains the copyright content please contact us, we will immediately remove it.
Copyright © 2007-2011 answer-health.com -   Terms of Use -   Contact us

Health Categories