TikTok is a platform that truly highlights the foolishness of people, and this latest teeth cleaning trend has dentists horrified.
Instead of eating TidePods, people now are using Mr. Clean Magic Erasers on their teeth to make them whiter.
It all started with a video from a woman named Heather Dunn who posted her three-step dental hygiene routine. In the video, the woman rubs a small piece of the toxic cleaning solution on her teeth.
"Yes, I am prepared for all the dentists that are going to come on here and be like, 'don't do it, she's crazy!' I don't care. I go to the dentist, and I don't tell them what I do, but they're like, 'you have the healthiest, strongest, cleanest teeth,' and I'm like, 'why, thank you,'" Dunn said in the video.
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And of course, dentists are absolutely losing their minds.
Dr. Benjamin Winters, a dentist on TikTok who goes by the name "The Bentist," has over 9.7 million Instagram followers and made a video warning people about this dangerous thread, according to WBRZ.
"It's basically foam that's hard as glass and acts as a really abrasive sandpaper, meaning, yeah, your teeth are white because you scrubbed all the enamel off. So, in fact, no, don't do this," Winters said.
On a Magic Eraser box, a giant warning label reads:
"Avoid accidents: do not use on skin or other parts of the body. Using on skin will likely cause abrasions, keep out of reach of toddlers and pets to avoid accidental ingestion."
TikTok has added a disclaimer to the original video, which says the actions in the video may result in injury.
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