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Author I have always wondered about this, please advise
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2006-09-28, 8:25 am

Does anyone know exactly what causes the weird feeling when chewing
aluminum foil? I have always wondered about this but never could get
an answer. Anyone have a clue? TIA.

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Citizen Bob

2006-09-28, 8:25 am

On 28 Sep 2006 07:47:07 GMT, ©®©@®.©®© wrote:

>Does anyone know exactly what causes the weird feeling when chewing
>aluminum foil? I have always wondered about this but never could get
>an answer. Anyone have a clue? TIA.


The al foil reacts with the fluids in your mouth to create
electrochemical effects. The nerves in your teeth are highly sensitive
to such effects.

You can convince yourself of this by placing a very small pellet of al
foil on top of a filling and biting down. Then try it on a tooth with
no filling. In the case of the filling, the al foil combined with the
filling amalgam to create a small battery cell which then sent
electrochemical effects into the filling and eventually to the nerves
in the tooth.


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2006-09-28, 4:23 pm

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> Does anyone know exactly what causes the weird feeling when chewing
> aluminum foil? I have always wondered about this but never could get
> an answer. Anyone have a clue? TIA.
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2006-09-28, 4:23 pm

spam@uce.gov (Citizen Bob) wrote:
> On 28 Sep 2006 07:47:07 GMT, ©®©@®.©®© wrote:
>
>
> The al foil reacts with the fluids in your mouth to create
> electrochemical effects. The nerves in your teeth are highly sensitive
> to such effects.
>
> You can convince yourself of this by placing a very small pellet of al
> foil on top of a filling and biting down. Then try it on a tooth with
> no filling. In the case of the filling, the al foil combined with the
> filling amalgam to create a small battery cell which then sent
> electrochemical effects into the filling and eventually to the nerves
> in the tooth.


Thanks alot for the reply, very interesting.

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2006-09-28, 9:23 pm

Sorry, I don't chew on aluminum foil ;-)


©®©@®.©®© wrote:
>Does anyone know exactly what causes the weird feeling when chewing
>aluminum foil? I have always wondered about this but never could get
>an answer. Anyone have a clue? TIA.
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