It doesn't ruin the enamel, but it can crack your teeth. It's like bending a stick of regular gum and then putting it in the freezer for a few hours and bending it. It is more likely to break after being in the freezer. If you have a habit and have to chew ice, try chewing crushed ice or slushies. I have also heard, but don't know how true it is, that if you crave ice, it could be a sign of anemia.
Lizzie is right about the craving for ice being a sign of anemia. I wouldn't have believed it, but my wife used to eat a couple of glasses of ice every day. She stopped doing that after she was treated for extremely low iron and potassium levels.
I found out almost a week ago I am anemic. In the last month and a half I have been eating a lot of ice (which I thought was a bit odd for me) and was having all the other classic symptoms as well. I didn't tell the doctor about the ice because, until I found this message board, I had no idea a craving for ice was a symptom! I see the doctor today, so I am going to ask him about this. So if you'll excuse me I need to get another glass of ice! P.S. I do find that the crashed ice is better.
I eat ice all the time. Im telling you i LOVE ice. I have a refrigerator that makes ice and crushed ice. Its the best. The thing is i only eat the crushed ice so i guess im not doing much harm to my teeth.
Hey I love to chew ice and my sister tells me all the time that it ruins the enamel so I slow down on it but I have to have it. Like my mom buys me ice every 2 days. I like the sonic ice. But I dont know what to do and what to believe. -Breanna Samuels
yes it can damage there teeth
yes. it is very bad for your teeth it will crack them
It can harm your teeth, but doesn't cause harm while your pregnant
No
Of course eating ice is not bad for your health--it's just water. Eating ice is bad for your teeth--it causes your teeth to grind down & grinding your teeth is bad which wears off the enamel. I had to get bone lengthening surgery from years of candy, ice chewing, grinding my teeth to put several crowns on.
Mentos isn't bad for your teeth but still rinse out with water after you eat them
May be bad because the great temperature difference between ice and body; also it is not good for teeth.
They will probably eat them, but it is really bad for their teeth.
If you eat too much ice teeth will be tiny. My neighbor does it all the time and his teeth are about the size of a piece of rice, length wise.
NO! Ice chips help to sharpen there teeth and also makes for a cheep treat:)
if you want to have crappy teeth
because a horse needs teeth to be able to eat. if a horse has bad teeth then they find it hard to eat and if they dont eat anything they starve.