Be careful when eating mustard...

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TheUnk311
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#16 Post by TheUnk311 »

So that is what did it! The bonding around my brackets started turning slightly brown/yellow.. Wasn't sure why (was worried at first, thought my teeth had some bad decay!) but now I realize that the past few weeks I started putting brown mustard on my sandwiches instead of mayo :o
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lionfish
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#17 Post by lionfish »

Meryaten wrote:
I hear you lionfish! It's not worth giving up all those yummy foods so our ligs/glue/teeth/brackets stay bright and shiny!
Word!

Although I am not bold enough to try any liquorice flavour ice cream whilst I am braced - had some once that turned my tongue and lips totally black - wouldn't want to take even the tiniest risk of that happening to my brackets!!
Well, on the subject of licorice, I had a craving a few weeks ago and bought a big bag to scoff in the car on the way home from a site visit. I thought if anything was going to colour my braces bits to kingdom come, this would be it. I was pleasantly surprised. It did nothing to my ligs and elastics, and my ceramics are as pristine as ever. It did get jammed just about everywhere and was a pain to remove!!

I've since had a few more curries and guess what......da powerchains are lime green again......

BTW, I'm working on what stains elastics and have come up with nothing yet, including copious quantities of turmeric. Nothing seems to stain elastics for me. :shock:
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babykitten75
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#18 Post by babykitten75 »

Hey, thanks for everyone's posts

I still love to eat my mustard but I make sure to brush well after

I haven't given up any foods I like either, well, unless my teeth or gums hurt - then I'd just wait til it stops hurting then I can eat it again - YAY!

Speaking of which, how come we can't eat Doritos but can eat other hard foods as long as they are cut into pieces? I don't know what the difference would be - Doritos aren't that hard! LOL - I love to munch on them for a snack (and I still do!) - has anyone really popped off a bracket eating chips or Doritos or Tacos or anything for that matter?

3 teeth extracted: Thursday, July 20, 2006
2 teeth extracted: Thursday, July 27, 2006
5 spacers put in: Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Spacers out, full braces in: Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Brace Treatment Time: 22 - 26 months.


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lionfish
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#19 Post by lionfish »

I've not had problems with either Doritos or taco chips. I'm also a big fan of the kettle chip, again no problems here.

I did blow a bracket eating cheese straws and avoided them for a while. I'm eating them again because I like them too much.

Just go carefully with some foods e.g. nuts.
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lionfish
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#20 Post by lionfish »

Well, I must try some rogan josh then, mustn't I?
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#21 Post by lionfish »

Will have to put Mr Patak's RG mix on the shopping list.

Tonight is chili con carne night, a sure fire stainer what with all the tomato, paprika, chili, etc. etc.
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lionfish
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#22 Post by lionfish »

Oh, marinara, what a wonderful thought! Maybe tomorrow night.
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MsTiaLia
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#23 Post by MsTiaLia »

A couple of weeks after getting my braces (with pink ligs) I went to a street fair and had a sausage dog with onions and peppers and all that good stuff and topped it with some good 'ole mustard. Oh, it was sooooooo good! That is, of course, until the next day when I looked in the mirror to find that my lovely pink ligs were a gross shade of orange!!! Someone suggested that I rinse with some lemon juice and have a few glasses of lemonade (which I didn't mind at all!) Surprisingly, it worked! So now I always keep lemon juice at home:)
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new boy james
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#24 Post by new boy james »

I had a scary staining experience just today actually. I had a chicken curry for lunch after forgetting my ortho's warnings and got home to discover my tooth-coloured ligs and powerchains had turned yellow!! D'oh!! Only just had them changed the other day so it's not like i can have 'em changed for another 4 weeks now!!

But I brushed immediately and it's faded a bit, so I'm not too bothered. I'm so used to my braces now it's not much of an issue. :D
"You get nothing but nothing if that's what you do" - Guns'n'Roses
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