Can you bite?
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Can you bite?
Hi there!
As you might know, I have my braces on for about 2 weeks now. So far, everything is fine -no real pain, my teeth just feel a little tight.
Although I realized that eating gets easier (chewing at the back of the mouth, as suggested by Karen - thanks for that!!! great hint) biting something off is still not possible as my front teeth feel quite funny....Consequently I do not bite into anything, not even into soft bread.
Is this just normal or is is just because my front teeth get most of the pressure right now (as they are my real problems?)
Just wondering how it is with you!
Thanks a lot for your comments1
Bridget
As you might know, I have my braces on for about 2 weeks now. So far, everything is fine -no real pain, my teeth just feel a little tight.
Although I realized that eating gets easier (chewing at the back of the mouth, as suggested by Karen - thanks for that!!! great hint) biting something off is still not possible as my front teeth feel quite funny....Consequently I do not bite into anything, not even into soft bread.
Is this just normal or is is just because my front teeth get most of the pressure right now (as they are my real problems?)
Just wondering how it is with you!
Thanks a lot for your comments1
Bridget
Upper and lower ceramics
9 months to go......less if I am REALLY lucky
Hi Karen!
Thanks for your quick feedback - actually that is a great relief, I thought I was just too scared than I should!
Chewing at the back is really great - especially as you can avoid to have food stuck inbetween the front brackets in doing so
THANKS a lot - this forum is really really great!
Thanks for your quick feedback - actually that is a great relief, I thought I was just too scared than I should!
Chewing at the back is really great - especially as you can avoid to have food stuck inbetween the front brackets in doing so
THANKS a lot - this forum is really really great!
Upper and lower ceramics
9 months to go......less if I am REALLY lucky
I have been able to bite into things off and on during treatment. It just depends on what is going on. I have been able to bite into hamburgers even!
When I got my power chains that curtailed that activity for awhile.
You will find that things will stabilize during your braces treatment and then unstabilize again. Right now I wouldn't try eating a hamburger because I have new powerchains on again. I am amazed though how this time around for the powerchains the discomfort is lasting a shorting amount of time.
When I got my power chains that curtailed that activity for awhile.
You will find that things will stabilize during your braces treatment and then unstabilize again. Right now I wouldn't try eating a hamburger because I have new powerchains on again. I am amazed though how this time around for the powerchains the discomfort is lasting a shorting amount of time.
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It took me about 6 weeks before I could bite into anything more than a PB&J on Wonderbread, lol! After that I was able to bite into burgers, but I never pushed it going after a big sub or anything. I just had an adjustment and can't bite into things again, but I'm holding out hope that in a week or so I'll be back to normal.
Hang in there, it takes a while to get used to the things you can/can't do, but you'll figure it out!
Hang in there, it takes a while to get used to the things you can/can't do, but you'll figure it out!
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I thought it was just me.....I currently have only my top braces, but I still don't feel comfortable biting into anything with my front teeth. Like everyone else who's mentioned, I simply pull my food apart or cut it up (even my sandwiches). People have told me that I'm just being overly cautious, but for some reason I just don't feel comfortable biting into anything. I'm glad I'm not the only one....
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I'm joining the 'can't bite club'.
I'm having trouble chewing even since I got the powerchains, but I can't bite anything, no matter how soft, with my front teeth. I wouldn't mind a weird sensation, but it HURTS to bite.
I was doing really well...able to chew almost anything a week after I got my braces, but two weeks into treatment I got powerchains and I'm back to square one, but worse.
Oh well. It just sucks during summer. I watch every one BBQing steak and burgers and having corn on the cob. It'll just be that much sweeter when I CAN have that food again.
K - I think I just drooled into my keyboard LOL
I'm having trouble chewing even since I got the powerchains, but I can't bite anything, no matter how soft, with my front teeth. I wouldn't mind a weird sensation, but it HURTS to bite.
I was doing really well...able to chew almost anything a week after I got my braces, but two weeks into treatment I got powerchains and I'm back to square one, but worse.
Oh well. It just sucks during summer. I watch every one BBQing steak and burgers and having corn on the cob. It'll just be that much sweeter when I CAN have that food again.
K - I think I just drooled into my keyboard LOL
I've had my braces on since Tuesday, and I can't chew anything, not even on my molars. The only thing I can eat is soft stuff that I can kind of mush around in my mouth and half chew. How long did it take everyone until they could actually eat? This really stinks!
Debanding: 12/18/07!!! Yay!!!!!
Front Teeth Bracketed 7/25/2006
Back Teeth Banded 7/18/2006
Inspire Ice Uppers/front 8 w/ metal lowers
Treatment time: 19 - 26 mos.
RMwolf,
it took about a week for my molars to get used to the new "arrangement" and for the pain in the back to subside.
Archwired has a great section with soft food suggestions:
http://www.archwired.com/soft_foods.htm
My only problem with it all is that most of the soft foods are muffins, puddings, sweet shakes. I've been really missing eating fruits and veggies.
After my 3rd adjustment my back teeth are still very achy, and I didn't want to live on milkshakes and pudding. I now eat a lot of seasonal ripe fruit (we've got soft plums and peaches), bananas are easy to eat. And my husband came up with an idea to blend all the veggies I normally eat in a salad. He blends it with a hand blender into a sort of paste or dip (white cabbage, kale, green leafy salad, carrots, dill, parsley etc.) It's really easy to eat and it's really good-for-you food.
Canned salmon is great, too, it's very soft and full of good fats and protein.
it took about a week for my molars to get used to the new "arrangement" and for the pain in the back to subside.
Archwired has a great section with soft food suggestions:
http://www.archwired.com/soft_foods.htm
My only problem with it all is that most of the soft foods are muffins, puddings, sweet shakes. I've been really missing eating fruits and veggies.
After my 3rd adjustment my back teeth are still very achy, and I didn't want to live on milkshakes and pudding. I now eat a lot of seasonal ripe fruit (we've got soft plums and peaches), bananas are easy to eat. And my husband came up with an idea to blend all the veggies I normally eat in a salad. He blends it with a hand blender into a sort of paste or dip (white cabbage, kale, green leafy salad, carrots, dill, parsley etc.) It's really easy to eat and it's really good-for-you food.
Canned salmon is great, too, it's very soft and full of good fats and protein.
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Hey LP!
I lived off mashed potato and soft veggies for the first few days- steamed veggies are soft enough to cut up into tiny pieces and eat, and you can always try some mashed pumpkin, or mashed pumpkin mixed with mashed potato.
The only veggies I had trouble with were beans- and Mum just kept buying them and serving them up
I lived off mashed potato and soft veggies for the first few days- steamed veggies are soft enough to cut up into tiny pieces and eat, and you can always try some mashed pumpkin, or mashed pumpkin mixed with mashed potato.
The only veggies I had trouble with were beans- and Mum just kept buying them and serving them up
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