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Just thought i'd share with you the yummiest ever hot drink!! it has been killing me not being able to drink coffee since i got inspire ICE clear braces up top just over a week ago!
Sooo i went looking for an alternative. I don't know if it's available everywhere but i live in south australia so at least aussies should be able to get it.
Jarrah, hot white chocolate, 97% fat free! it is like heaven!!!!!! it is my fave treat which helps avoid stains. just thought it was so good i'd share it with u all.
I have ceramics and white ligs/clear partial powerchains - and I still drink coffee. I have at least 1 espresso a day, and as long as I brush shortly after drinking it, I have no problems with staining really.
Ceramic top braces 14 Dec 2004, Ceramic top braces OFF 2 Jun 2006
Metal bottom braces 26 Apr 2005
I could not give up coffee.. I drink it in the am everyday. I have ceramics (Mystique) and clear ligs and have not had a problem with coffee stains. The trick is to brush right after. I asked my ortho about whitening toothpaste, it is ok to use. I did have a hot dog with mustard once and yep it did stain the ligs (I didn't brush right away though). In the beginning I use to drink coffee with a straw.. but not anymore.
So if you want...go ahead enjoy your cup of coffee
I have Inspire ICE ceramics and they *do not stain.* I drink two cups of coffee a day without any staining whatsoever (I have white and metal wire ties, so really don't need to worry about it.
Stacey07, if you have rubber ligs, they can stain (as others said), but if your ortho can give you wire ties, you won't have to worry about any staining at all no matter what you eat. The brackets themselves will not stain.
I love my Inspire ICE brackets! They are SO comfortable.
Uppers placed 2/8/06--Inspire ICE ceramics
Lower (stainless) placed 2/23/06
Treatment time: 17 months (estimated was 12-18 months)
Debonded: July 11th, 2007
Next appointment: June 2008 for retainer & nightguard check
I am wondering the same thing as everyone else...why do you think you can't drink coffee?
Ceramic brackets don't stain...it's the ligs but that gets changed. I drink coffee like 2-3 times a day. I have tooth colored ligs and they are not staining at all.
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Ceramic top braces: January 9th, 2006
Metal bottom braces: May 1st, 2006
I do sometimes mix soda with red wine ... found that very popular in Germany ... but it's inclined to 'hit' me even faster than normal ... but is a lovely cooling drink!
Now that's an interesting combination. What kind of soft drink (soda) do you mix?
I'm going to try it sometime!
Just thought i'd share with you the yummiest ever hot drink!! it has been killing me not being able to drink coffee since i got inspire ICE clear braces up top just over a week ago!
Sooo i went looking for an alternative. I don't know if it's available everywhere but i live in south australia so at least aussies should be able to get it.
Jarrah, hot white chocolate, 97% fat free! it is like heaven!!!!!! it is my fave treat which helps avoid stains. just thought it was so good i'd share it with u all.
I had the hot chocolate Jarrah the other day and that was yummy. Hot white chocolate... now that sounds delicious!!! Where did you buy it from?
I work in a supermarket but haven't come across it. I'll check tonite though!
I'm with everyone else on the coffee situation. There's no way I'd go without it. My clear powerchains do stain... but its only a slight tinge of yellow and no one but me seems to notice it, so it's all good.
I drink coffee and tea every day as well, and the worst my ligs have stained is gone from silver to a slight gold colour. They don't look bad at all.... they just look like the gold ligs I had a couple months ago. But I do think the staining was mostly from the 3 times I had mustard on sandwiches!
Less than 3 days to go until my next adjustment... I can almost taste the curried rice now
I'm the same.. Staining of elastics has been minimal touch wood.. But the night before my first adjustment I did eat all the food that would stain! Jalfrezi / red wine etc etc.. But they didn't stain much..
Think i'll keep up the night before my adjustment treat!!!!
oh!!! i do drink coffee, but i drink it fairly strong so i cut down just have the hot white chocolate every now and then instead!
i've only got wire ties on a couple and i have noticed a little bit of a yellow tinge (nothing anyone else would notice) but i've only had then for about 10 days.
Couldn't live without coffee but now i can't live without hot white choccie!!! mmmmmmmmm
(oh and sorry i scared the coffee addicts! i didn't phrase my first one quite right!! )
Just thought i'd share with you the yummiest ever hot drink!! it has been killing me not being able to drink coffee since i got inspire ICE clear braces up top just over a week ago! 
97% fat free! it is like heaven!!!!!! it is my fave treat which helps avoid stains. just thought it was so good i'd share it with u all.
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