Re: Braces - a question about eating...

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, I guess the point is that there are some things that could

damage the braces or pop them off, like toffee, hard apples, hard-

crusted pizza, and other things that can get caught in various

crevices and potentially cause problems with caries, like popcorn.

Have you never gotten a kernel stuck somewhere? I sure have, and it's

hell to get it out. No such problems last night, as my teeth are

beautifully straight. When a friend advised me that she had been told

no popcorn while in braces, I thought it a good idea. I had another

friend who did popcorn, I just decided it better to err on the

cautious side. And it was one more thing to celebrate with, at the

end of this long journey : )

My hygienist says it's very challenging to keep your teeth properly

cleaned with all the hardware in place (and I would add, it's much

harder post-op with limited mouth opening), so giving up a few things

in order to keep on track is worth the sacrifice.