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A dentist has confirmed that they are able to tell if a patient has recently given someone oral sex just by taking a quick peek inside their mouth. Do with that information what you will.
There’s always plenty of bizarre rumours flying around online - such as whether ‘breaking the seal’ on a night out is a legit thing or if your love of true crime is cause for concern - and last year, a new theory doing the rounds claimed that dentists can tell when you’ve given someone oral sex.
The theory has since been backed by a dentist who has said that, yes, his colleagues can indeed tell and he also shared one particular date that they see the tell-tale sign more than others.
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In a clip shared on Reddit, dentist Dr Mike Jin is asked by TV host and streamer Gina Darling: “I saw on TikTok that dentists can tell if you’ve just sucked a wiener. Is it true?”
To which Dr Jin replies: “Yup, that one’s true.”
He continues: “You can see bruising on the soft tissue on the back of the soft palate. And there’s a particular pattern of bruising.
"We can tell.
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“So after Valentine’s Day, we noticed that bruising in the soft palate a lot more frequently. Fun fact!”
The video racked up more than 57,000 upvotes within the first day of being posted, along with thousands of comments from stunned – and grossed-out – Reddit users.
Another wrote: “Wait. What if you just tried to eat an entire hotdog without biting or chewing?”
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Someone else joked: “Dentist perusing your mouth sees bruising ‘Sooo, how was your weekend?’”
A third shared their own horror story, saying: “Can confirm. I found out in the worst way.
"My mom worked at a periodontist's office and would always get me in for a cleaning when I'd visit home (from college). One time, the young, new, studly doctor (who everyone in the office including my mom would swoon over) was super concerned about bruising/discoloration in my mouth - concerned enough to tell my mom.
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"Eventually it was figured out. Excruciatingly awkward. He must've skipped class the day this lesson was taught in dentist school.”
Another dentist previously backed up the theory in a TikTok video, saying it was actually a question he received a lot.
The dental expert, who goes by the handle @dentite, explained: "I get this question a lot, and yeah, we know."
In a second video, he went on to elaborates on exactly how this is possible.
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He said: "Palatal petechia. This is what it's called.
"If you like, say, sucking on a lollipop, one or two, here or there, not a big deal.
"But let's say you like sucking on multiple, multiple, multiple, multiple lollipops all the time, you've got a problem that's gonna cause palatal petechia."
Sharing a photo of what it looks like IRL, he then added: "As you can see, bruising of the soft palate and irritation right there."
Featured Image Credit: TikTok/@helloginadarlingTopics: Weird, Reddit, Sex and Relationships