Ask Anything on Yik Yak | Do you think when a vampire drinks blood, they should worry about what the blood does to their enamel? Like, what are the side effects on your vampire teeth of blood sucking? Do the vampires need a vampiric dental consultant?

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Do you think when a vampire drinks blood, they should worry about what the blood does to their enamel? Like, what are the side effects on your vampire teeth of blood sucking? Do the vampires need a vampiric dental consultant?

Anonymous 18h

Halloweentown having a dentist for vampires was way ahead of its time

Anonymous 19h

for some reason I thought you were concerned about the whiteness of vampires teeth at first😭

Anonymous 18h

I’m not a dentist, but since healthy human blood is not acidic (in fact, it’s slightly basic), it shouldn’t wear on the enamel. Additionally, since human blood has quite a small amount of sugar (only a few teaspoons throughout the entire body) and nearly no other carbohydrates, the bacteria in a vampire’s mouth would have a lot less to feed on, therefore building up plaque and producing acid at a MUCH slower rate.

Anonymous

#3 17h

So while a vampire would still probably want to brush and floss a bit, they’d actually have a LOT more lenience with oral hygiene than an ordinary person does. The only thing I’m unsure about is if a lack of chewing would negatively affect their jaw or gum health. Sure, vampires bite, but that isn’t really the same.