{"id":428,"date":"2014-10-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/\/template2\/dental-care-blog\/why-biting-down-on-aluminum-foil-hurts\/"},"modified":"2014-10-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T00:00:00","slug":"why-biting-down-on-aluminum-foil-hurts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/dental-care-blog\/why-biting-down-on-aluminum-foil-hurts\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Biting Down On Aluminum Foil Hurts"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.johnjhermanddsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/metalonmetal1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-957161\" \/> <\/p>\n<p> <strong>HAVE YOU EVER <\/strong>accidentally bitten down on a little piece\u00a0of aluminum foil? Have you experienced that\u00a0quick zap of pain? <\/p>\n<h3><strong>That Jolt Is Called Galvanic Shock<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Perhaps\u00a0a little piece of foil was clinging to the tortilla when you unwrapped your taco during lunch. When that foil came\u00a0in contact with metal in your mouth (such as an amalgam filling, a metal crown, or braces) it created\u00a0a little electrical shock! <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Here\u2019s\u00a0How It Works<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> The\u00a0discomfort comes from two different types of metal interacting with each other. These dissimilar metals\u2014with help from our saliva\u2014create something akin to a very low powered battery. When we bite down the stored electric charge flows through the\u00a0teeth to our\u00a0nerves, and our brain interprets the nerve\u2019s signal as pain.  <\/p>\n<h3><strong>4 Aluminum Foil Uses That Are Better Than Biting It<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sharpen dull scissors.<\/strong> Just fold up a few strips and start cutting!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Soften brown sugar<\/strong> by wrapping it in foil and baking it for 5 minutes at 300\u00b0 F.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moving a couch?<\/strong> Put foil (dull side down) under the legs\u00a0to\u00a0glide across the floor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clean your iron<\/strong> by ironing over a piece of foil to get rid of build-up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Share Your Story OR A Foil Recommendation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> <strong>Steer clear of sneaky\u00a0foil pieces in food!<\/strong> If you have another useful tip for using aluminum foil, share it below! <\/p>\n<h4>Thanks for being a part of our practice family!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HAVE YOU EVER <\/strong>accidentally bitten down on a little piece\u00a0of aluminum foil?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[176],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-176","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}