I’ve got a weird question for y’all… My two front teeth show unusual (and troubling) wear on the enamel and I’ve researched the various reasons why that might happen. None apply to me. Then yesterday, as I was playing the whistle, I thought about the thousands of hours of playing that I’ve logged over the years and wondered if that slight way I’m bumping the mouthpiece on the front of my teeth could actually add up to wearing away the enamel.
So… has anyone else noticed this happening? Thanks for your responses!
No, I haven’t. You might want to talk to a dental professional. But my guess would be that the whistles have nothing to do with your teeth.
You might want to examine your playing technique though. The beak of the whistle really shouldn’t be inside the mouth in any case. It should be more of a kiss of the whistle, and not an exotic kiss either. There shouldn’t be any bumping of the teeth. Just rest the beak on the lips and breath.
I agree about asking a dental professional. I haven’t played whistle for that long so I don’t experience any tooth enamel wear from playing. I believe the enamel loss is basically from aging and diet, especially acidic foods, healthy yes, but tough on the teeth.
If your whistle heads are all plastic I would not think it could come from whistle playing and bumping your teeth every now and then onto the mouthpiece, plastic is soft compared to your teeth. If you have metal whistle heads I am sure that biting the mouthpiece is not good for your teeth and can do harm long term. If your mouthpieces have bitemarks or scrathes it tells there is some abbrasion/wear happening on them so should also some happen on the other side.
Have not been here a while and hope life has been good to you all.
I have to agree with Feadoggie here, inasmuch as the teeth should, in my limited experience, never come near the mouthpiece. It’s always puzzled me why so many of the whistles I’ve seen have got teeth marks on.
Max