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#1 Post by **Dawna** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:41 pm

Just for fun - what was your worst 'transgression' while wearing braces?

Just wondering, as tonight I ate a Cadbury's Curly Wurly

I hardly chewed it, just tried to kind melt it on the roof of my mouth but still....

So -let's hear your worst crimes!

#2 Post by **tazzle** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:52 pm

crusty bread.... broke a bracket off

#3 Post by **Miss Smiley** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:11 pm

Soy nuts - I took a handful and was having fun until I broke a bracket.

Whole almonds - didn't break a bracket

Caramel - drank tons of water hoping it rinsed some of it out

Snickers bar - told the ortho assistant I was planning on eating it after the appointment

Baby back ribs - Off the bone!!!

#4 Post by **SDFD TSchott** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:20 pm

An apple in WHOLE not cut

NO problems with braces afterwards either!

#5 Post by **ohmyjaw** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:46 pm

Popcorn - I did it several times. Never had any problems, just had to floss really well to get the bits out.

#6 Post by **Arvensis** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:17 pm

I'm eating chips RIGHT NOW!!!

Yeah. Literally right now. Mmmm Sunchips.

#7 Post by **Tin Indian** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:56 pm

I have to admit

that sinced being braced my menu has not changed. Maybe the way I eat a few items has but not what I eat. Most of the things I crave to eat are on the no-no list like popcorn, nuts and carame apples are the worst offenders but I DO eat all of them carefully .

#8 Post by **kaycee** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:58 pm

I bit into an Oreo cookie (okay, more than one). Nothing happened to my brackets, but it was painful to bite into the cookie. Now I break them up into smaller pieces.

I will admit I've been fairly good, fairly tempted, but fairly good.

Kaycee

#9 Post by **melliemoo** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:10 pm

Caramel---I completely forgot I shouldn't eat it and it was in my mouth before I knew what I was really doing....really, I swear! I just let it kinda melt and then I gulped it down.

#10 Post by **loulou123** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:08 am

Think ive properly eaten almost everything on the "dont" list

My favourite disaster tho, was eating pringles and broke my archwire, went to orthos, confessed all and had it replaced, then that evening thought id eat a few more, but carefully and broke it for a 2nd time

The ortho wasnt all that impressed with me.

That was in the early days tho, where the archwire is weaker and havent managed any more damage!

#11 Post by **Faerydust** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:57 am

It's easy for me to be a good because I didn't eat most of the no-no foods even before braces.

So far I've only chewed gum and eaten popcorn. No damage yet, but it is still too early in my journey.

#12 Post by **cally** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:52 am

There's really nothing that should be "avoided" altogether if you're careful. In fact, my ortho said as much--those "rules" are mainly for the teens, who are, as a whole, less careful than the adult patients. If you can eat something without pain--go for it.

#13 Post by **cally** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:52 am

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#14 Post by **MamaRoo** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:01 pm

I wasn't told of a no-no list of things that I couldn't eat... my Ortho even reccomended chewing sugarless gum as it helps with getting used to changes more quickly... I have not changed my eating habits in anyway due to braces...

#15 Post by **jgrrl22** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:10 pm

About a week ago I was eating some cheddar Munchies. The kind with pretzels, quaker squares, cheeze-its, etc. in it. I knew I shouldn't be eating it, but I was being careful to chew everything slowly.

I bit into a quaker square and thought "Oh god, I think I broke something!" I ran to the mirror to check, and luckily, nothing had broken... I just had a big piece wedged between my back molar and archwire. Once I got it out, I threw the rest away and haven't had them since.

They're pretty much my favorite snack, but after that scare I've decided to lay off of them until after my braces come off.