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Jim
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Date Posted: 21:23:50 08/24/04 Tue
In reply to:
Scott/AB
's message, "Braces and eating problems?" on 20:33:50 08/24/04 Tue
Scott, I ate a sub from Subway about an hour after I got my braces on. Yes, it was very uncomfortable but certainly not unbearable.
Food will almost certainly get stuck in your braces. It's very annoying. However, a couple swishes with water and most of it goes away. A toothpick or something else to pick the food out will get the rest.
You will get used to the food being stuck in your teeth, and possibly the sores that erupt in your mouth. You will get used to flossing under the wires and around the brackets. You will get used to the new brushing techniques you will have to use.
As previously stated, you're worrying too much. I'm one of the most anxious people you will ever meet. I think about things way too much; I get obsessed with almost everything, and even I am willing to tell you that you will get used to things.
>>Background:
>>
>>I'm now less than a month away from getting 3
>>extractions and my [metal] braces put on. I first
>>started looking into the idea in January, and it's
>>taken me this long to get used to the idea, find an
>>orthodontist and a treatment I could live with, and
>>commit. I've scheduled putting them on for the weekend
>>after my soccer season ends so I can play without
>>distraction (and pain). My orthodontist says my
>>sentence is somewhere between 14 and 18 months.
>>
>>Question:
>>
>>At this point I think I'm as ready as I can be for the
>>big day but one nagging concern is eating and keeping
>>them clean; I don't think I can survive on soup for a
>>year and a half. Can someone outline for me what the
>>problem(s) are with eating 'normal' foods with braces
>>and how you deal with them? When you talk about food
>>getting stuck in your braces, is this the odd little
>>bit, or en masse all over? Is it almost certain to
>>happen at any meal, or is it just something that bites
>>you once in a while? Do you carry something with you
>>at all times for cleaning? Do you carry a little
>>mirror so you aren't constantly running to the
>>bathroom to check? For some reason I find the idea of
>>constantly getting stuff stuck in my teeth hard to
>>deal with; a lot harder than having the braces there
>>in the first place. I need details on what to expect
>>so I can begin coping!
>
>It's probably different for different people. But
>you're definitely not going on a soup diet for your
>treatment time. Once you get comfortable in your
>braces, you will be eating most foods that you ate
>before. You just have to avoid biting into hard stuff
>aka biting into apples, etc in order to avoid breaking
>your brackets (the metal attached to your teeth).
>
>You will usually get food stuck in your braces, but it
>also varies depending on what foods you eat. I find
>that when I eat stuff, food stuck in my braces aren't
>that noticeable unless I smile wide and closely in
>front of someone and if I just rinse my mouth, it gets
>rid of most of the visible stuff.
>
>I think you're worrying too much about it. You will
>most likely get used to it and forget about it. I've
>only had braces on for about 5 weeks and I already
>accept the food part as part of life.
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