Using Your Teeth As Tools
Though your teeth are specially-shaped to rip and grind things, it’s important to remember that this usage stops at food. If there’s a package or bottle you can’t get open, rely on scissors, not your teeth, to get the job done.
Likewise, you shouldn’t use your teeth to rip tape or carry something when your hands are full. As much as we’d like to think our teeth are indestructible, they aren’t. Using them as tools can put you at risk of chipping or otherwise damaging your pearly whites.
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