Why This 19-Year-Old TikToker Used a Nail File on Her Teeth

A new social media craze has dentists biting their nails, as teens on TikTok have taken to grinding their teeth down with nail files. Dentist Todd Bertman calls the practice “horrifying,” and warns that it does irreparable damage to your enamel. 19-year-old Mia said she used a file on her teeth to avoid leaving her apartment and going to the dentist during the COVID-19 pandemic. 16-year-old Aislinn says she regrets filing her teeth, which are now extra sensitive to cold drinks and ice cream. #InsideEdition

[sidneyjarillo]

Hearing the nail filer on their teeth, its hurting my teeth.

[milkshakemainz]

It's litterally the people with the most perfect teeth doing this, not one person with jacked up teeth did it, what?!

[chinchillahats]

No one needs “prefect teeth”. You need healthy functional teeth.

[issaccalotychos]

If someone claims their occupation as a “TikToker” disown them immediately

[Mimi-pkyi]

Their teeth look fine to me. This was just stupid.

[beeninthisfandomlongerthan]

Sometimes I can’t believe this is really my generation...

[NatLeRat]

This brings back a buried memory I had from when I was around 7 years old. I was bored one night and decided to try filing the front of my teeth. Well I did, and ended up with horrible discolouration as well as sensitivity. I didn’t realise that was caused by shaving my teeth when I was little until I saw this video. Scary.

[sylvaindemeulenaere]

Normal people: oh that’s dumb.
Inside Edition “We asked our TikTok teeth/nail file expert on his opinion”

[aishaamd]

Imagine destroying your teeth for a tictok trend

[leilalee]

Even the noise I can’t handle. The noise even gives me sum anxiety.

[Hezoyam]

It's crazy how a 30 sec video can convince women that there's something wrong with their teeth

[masonhayslip]

"I didn't go to the dentist because of the pandemic" . She didn't have any tooth pain until she filed it down...

[mrhadron]

"Stupidity isn't a virus but it sure spreads like one"
-sandy cheeks

[saturnzbarz]

In case you feel stupid, just remember there is people like this that exists

[savagesugajiejie]

As a dental assistant this was horrifying to me on so many levels. I don't think people realize that once your enamel is gone, its gone! I hope she enjoys the consequences of her stupid actions

[HeyItsKayJayBae]

All these high middle class kids could’ve just told mommy and daddy and they would’ve paid for an actual DENTIST to “fix” their already good teeth 🤦🏼‍♀️

[TriPhantom]

There is no sign of human intelligence around here...

[nx]

How do I protect my kids from stupidity.

Don’t let them get on Tik Tok.

[nattcattt]

“I didn’t go to the dentist because I didn’t want to leave my apartment” okay so maybe just WAIT? God the stupidity…

[prakritinegi]

The amount of anxiety and shiver i got hearing the noise of them rubbing it against there teeth is astronomical