Storing teeth

[DancingBull]

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Hi guys, I am wondering if it is okay to use laundry detergent instead of bleach to store the teeth for dental school.

 

[aznboi89x]

im been using hydrogen peroxide since i dont have formalin.

 

[jeffity]

Hi guys, I am wondering if it is okay to use laundry detergent instead of bleach to store the teeth for dental school.

That's no good. Hit the dollar store.

 

[Hawkteeth]

Just get bleach, it's dirt cheap.

 

[DancingBull]

Yeah I just got a big bottle of bleach for 1$ at the dollar store.

 

[aznboi89x]

i heard some professors oppose using bleach on teeth since it would make them more fragile? correct me if im wrong

 

[Hawkteeth]

i heard some professors oppose using bleach on teeth since it would make them more fragile? correct me if im wrong

Yes that is true, but I think they will provide the correct solution when we get to school, or at least make it available. Bleach should be fine until then. I think the proper dilution is 10:1 water to bleach if anyone was wondering.

 

[Gracie2011]

Yes that is true, but I think they will provide the correct solution when we get to school, or at least make it available. Bleach should be fine until then. I think the proper dilution is 10:1 water to bleach if anyone was wondering.

I agree! I was told that it's a 10:1 dilution too.

 

[KittySquared]

1:1 ratio Listerine and water. Can't go wrong with it. Bleach can and will make the teeth too brittle. You want to maintain the integrity of enamel as much as you can.

 

[Luonghd]

Oral Surgeon told me to use 1:1 bleach and glycerin.

 

[pinpoint212]

0.25M muriatic acid and 0.50M NaOH + 20 mL of acetic acid

 

[hetchhetchy]

I'm with KittySquared, only I used full strength Listerine to collect and store teeth. Make sure to use the plain yellow Listerine though, anything with green or blue dye will stain the teeth. Some people have their teeth stored in a bleach solution and it made them too brittle for some of our projects.

DDS 2015

 

[ryansgs]

Storing teeth? For dental school? Where do get the teeth from? Do just pull it out of some strangers mouth? Why do you even need to collect teeth?

 

[aznboi89x]

Storing teeth? For dental school? Where do get the teeth from? Do just pull it out of some strangers mouth? Why do you even need to collect teeth?

where have u been? collect teeth for oral anatomy (practice doing root canal)

 

[Bis-GMA111]

whoa..hold up for one second.

so you're saying that as dentists we get to actually practice on real teeth AND on real people?! 😱

 

[ryansgs]

where have u been? collect teeth for oral anatomy (practice doing root canal)

Ok. I take it this is something accepted pre-dents are suppose to do. I'm applying this cycle so that's probably why I didn't know about this

 

[aznboi89x]

whoa..hold up for one second.

so you're saying that as dentists we get to actually practice on real teeth AND on real people?! 😱

technically yes... because extracted teeth came from (real) people. muahahahah

 

[Hawkteeth]

Ok. I take it this is something accepted pre-dents are suppose to do. I'm applying this cycle so that's probably why I didn't know about this

Your school will notify you if you need to collect teeth or not, so no need to start stocking up.

 

[KittySquared]

whoa..hold up for one second.

so you're saying that as dentists we get to actually practice on real teeth AND on real people?! 😱

Mind blown suckah.