Need highly caffeinated am beverage that won't stain ligs!
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Need highly caffeinated am beverage that won't stain ligs!
I need and want my caffeine but decided to give up coffee because I got tired of the stained ligs. If anyone has a suggestion, I would love to hear it. I don't like soda in the morning. Is iced coffee through a straw a good choice? I figure it will, for the most part, bypass the front teeth! TIA!
Yeah, I just went with Smokey ligs as they don't tend to stain.Mountain Dew...but it's loaded with sugar. Just go for the coffee and use dark ligs! I've not noticed a problem with mine.
Question though.. What if the surface of your teeth stain ever so slightly from the coffee and then when you get debraced, won't the spots behind the brackets be whiter?
I don't think I drink enough to worry about it (1-2 cups a week), I hope!
thanks for the pointers! For some reason, mine stain so bad from coffee. Even though it's just the ligs, I can't stand that brown look! I just had my 6 month cleaning and my first adjustment the next day. My teeth look so good right now, I don't want to mess with that! I'll see what happens if I drink coffee through a straw, or maybe Diet Mountain Dew, if I can get used to soda in the morning.
When we stayed with friends, they grind their coffee beans, and I think that made it way worse! After a week with them, my ligs were literally black! It was disgusting! I had the smoky ligs on at the time. Now a have pearl, so hopefully that will help! Thanks again!
When we stayed with friends, they grind their coffee beans, and I think that made it way worse! After a week with them, my ligs were literally black! It was disgusting! I had the smoky ligs on at the time. Now a have pearl, so hopefully that will help! Thanks again!
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Soda is really bad for your teeth because of its sugar content and acidic pH. It can cause demineralization which can result in permanent white patches on your teeth. You'd be better off staying away from soda completely.
Do a 'net search using various combos of the words demineralization, white patches, soda, teeth, and you'll find all sorts of good info.
Do a 'net search using various combos of the words demineralization, white patches, soda, teeth, and you'll find all sorts of good info.
Nov 1960: born
1973 ?: palate expander
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1973 ?: palate expander
1973-1977: braces
Aug 1981: Le Fort I, posterior impaction to correct anterior open bite and class II malocclusion
Aug 2007: braces again to correct various alignment issues and class II malocclusion
If you absolutely need your coffeine in the morning you can always grab one of the millions of version of energy drink out there, they even have light version now with no sugar.
Or just buy a bottle of coffeine pills ( wake-up pills ). 80-100 mg is around the amount that you have in 1 coffee. Coffeine pills usually contain 100 mg.
Or just buy a bottle of coffeine pills ( wake-up pills ). 80-100 mg is around the amount that you have in 1 coffee. Coffeine pills usually contain 100 mg.
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Excedrin has caffeine in it also. I keep a bottle in my purse to give me a little boost once-in-a-while.
I have also used the caffeine pills mentioned above.
Green tea is light in color and has caffeine in it....diet mountain dew (swish after to rid your teeth of the acid).
Good luck. I also like my caffeine in the AM, though only 1 cup's worth, but I do understand!!!![wink :wink:](./images/smilies/wink.gif)
I have also used the caffeine pills mentioned above.
Green tea is light in color and has caffeine in it....diet mountain dew (swish after to rid your teeth of the acid).
Good luck. I also like my caffeine in the AM, though only 1 cup's worth, but I do understand!!!
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I wore Damon 3's and Opals for 20 months at age 42. Braces off January 2007
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3535 a little more about me here: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... 961130.htm
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Kat, I know what you mean. I am horribly addicted to caffiene and just can't get off of it. I get massive headaches when I don't get my caffiene. Now my doctor told me I have rosacea which is affected by caffiene.WOW some of you may want to get a grip on your caffine intake!Braces may be the least of your problems in the long run...
One thing I don't have to worry about is staining my ligs. Everytime I see a post about that it makes me glad I have metal braces. I didn't really have a choice but if given one I probably would have chosen the ceramic or clear or whatever they are. Back then I did not know staining was an issue.
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I used to get serious caffeine withdrawal headaches when I went without coffee, and I was only drinking one cup a day. I gave it away about 5 years ago and now ration myself to one cup a fortnight or less. Drinking the occasional coffee isn't enough of a trigger for the headaches to return. I still drink tea, but that has far less caffeine in it.Kat, I know what you mean. I am horribly addicted to caffiene and just can't get off of it. I get massive headaches when I don't get my caffiene. Now my doctor told me I have rosacea which is affected by caffiene.
What intrigues me is that we have a friend who can drink coffee at 10 pm and still fall asleep.
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