What can you not eat with braces?!


Question: What can you not eat with braces!?
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I've had braces for a year and a half and the only thing I avoided was gum!. That was because I didn't want the hassle of picking gum off the metal brackets!.!.!.ew!

Anyways, a lot of the food they tell you is so the brackets dont break off or bend the wire, and some of it is to prevent gum disease or cavities while you have the braces!.

Popcorn, nuts, and hard candy that you have to suck on are all potential gum disease causers, because the pieces stick in there and you can't brush as good because of the wire!. However, I've just tried to limit eating those, not stop altogether and I haven't had any problems!.

Biting into things will be a lot harder, I felt like I lost feeling in my two front top teeth and couldn't really bite for a long time, but after that I ate corn on the cob fine you just have to be careful!. Don't dig into it and move really fast at it!.!.!.you know!?

In the end, be careful how you eat, you don't want to break them and you don't want to really hurt your teeth because they will be more sensitive!. Otherwise, just watch what you eat and they'll tell you what you shouldn't eat but just be smart about it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

The two things I could absolutely NOT eat no matter how many times I tried were caramel apples and corn on the cob! Apples are difficult but okay!.
Also when I'd chew gum itd get stuck once in a while and eating sandwiches is kind of gross haha
But other than that it's all just the same pretty much!.
I don't know about peanuts though cause those just make me sick period!. After a while honestly you don't ever realize you have braces you just kind of forget about them they don't make a big difference at all!.


By the way I never had any problem eating popcorn!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Gum, taffy, anything really chewing and sticky!.
You also might not want to eat anything you know will really stand out if it gets stuck in your braces (like cheetos) unless you can brush your teeth soon after
Maybe get a little portable tooth brush and tiny toothpaste!.

I never had braces, but I know alot kids who have!.

Good luck
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you cant eat anything that you have to bite into!. A chicken leg, corn on the cob!.!.!.things like that!.!.!.

Some say popcorn, but Ive been eating it without any problems!.

I dont know why they say you cant eat chips, but Ive been eating them too!.!.!.

I do find it hard to bite into egg rolls and chicken wings though!.!.!.

Basically, you cant eat anything that you have to apply force to eat!.

If it hurts to bite into it, leave it alone!.!.!.!.although, some foods will not bother you at all!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

mainly just harder foods, most gum, except for maybe trident, sticky or gummy foods, and foods that easily get stuck in your teeth, especially corn on the cob and popcorn!. I don't remember if i ever had popcorn with brace, but i've heard that it can really hurt if you get some stuck in the wrong place!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

pop corn(the hulls can get stuck), hard candy like jolly ranchers, most gum there are some like freedent you can chew though if your orthodontist lets you!. I cant remember anything else as the moment except for soda but that is just discouraged its not banned like the othersWww@Answer-Health@Com

well, my orthodontist told me not to eat chewy things, but i did!. my braces have broken like three times already!. just be careful with chewy stuff and things that are hard to bite!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Some of the main things you should really not eat but i still do is Taffy I love Taffy but i still eat it lol, and i think one of them is sugar gum!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I've eaten everything I had before I got my braces, and I'm still fine!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

My daughter, who wore braces for over two years, says she much prefers smooth peanut butter!. That's because she couldn't eat the chunky kind while she still had her braces on!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Well you just have to stay away from the hard foods!.]:Www@Answer-Health@Com

gum, chewy candy such as sweedish fish, anything sticky really or chewy!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

gum and corn on a cob but u can eat it if u take it off and peanut butter and some other stuff i thinkWww@Answer-Health@Com

Some foods!.!.!.popcorn,chicken wings,ribs,corn on the cob!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

corn on the cob

the other foods just eat gentlyWww@Answer-Health@Com

peanuts lolWww@Answer-Health@Com

gum, popcornWww@Answer-Health@Com

GUM! lolWww@Answer-Health@Com





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