Musical Instruments and Dental Health
Children’s Musical instruments may have germs that are bad for your health.
Parents should ensure their child’s woodwind and brass instruments are properly cleaned after playing. One study looked for germs in a total of 117 different testing sites, including mouthpieces and reeds, internal chambers, and cases of the instruments, and found more than 400 bacteria, 19 yeasts, and 58 molds that could risk a musician’s health.