Metal Mouth Message Board

rice,pasta,anything green, im saving it for a snack later i kinda feel like a chip monk storing up nuts for the winter ( kidding cant brush fast enough after i eat i refuse to speak until i have brushed)

yep mushrooms and banannas too

Hey sea4change--I am noticing that food tastes different too--like sort of tasteless. I'm wondering if when I get my braces off, will it be the same as going from hospital food back to regular food!! Won't that be a debanding bonus!!

And huggy, I know exactly what you mean!--I had peanut butter on toast--and sat down for a minute before heading for the toothbrush--and my thought was--"wow, I can just keep eating and eating with all this junk left over in my braces!"
Disgusting but true!

Bread is the main culprit! but also rice and meat

Klobird-
I can still taste food, however it's not the same, flavors are far more muted. Strawberries are the only food so far, that seem to taste TOTALLY different.

Salad is the worst! I miss it so much.

I've noticed a change in my taste abilities. I asked my dentist about it and he said he had never heard of anyone complaining of it. He said stainless steel should have no effect.

oh yes rice for sure ...beansprouts ..spinach..

Rach44 wrote:
> Broccoli, bread, rice, and melted cheese (e.g. the cheese on a grilled cheese, cheeseburger,
> etc.) I'm fine when I eat pizza, but whenever I eat a grilled cheese my back brackets
> end up covered in cheese lol. It's gross! But I definitely agree that broccoli,
> bread, and rice are the other main ones for me as well.

Gosh. I guess I'll just have to stick to breathing. Oy!

In short, EVERYTHING. Pretty sure braces were designed to trap and hold food to the teeth, and they just happen to have the ability to straighten your teeth as well.

But I agree about anything noodley and bean sprouts. I got some Pad Thai yesterday, and that was just... asking for it. Layer after layer of noodles get stuck in the hooks going across the back few teeth.

Haha! Yeah I learned that after eating my first meal with these things in my mouth! It took me just as long if not longer to clean the mess up after eating.

Tuna salad is NOT good stuck in your braces!

I feel like I'm going to shed those pesky pounds/kilograms once and for all. In just one day, it made me look at food in a totally different way. I'll be cooking my own meals from now on. Just the thought of rushing to a public restroom to degunk my gear isn't a pleasant one. I'm not ready to cancel all dinner dates yet, I will just be picky about which ones are worth the hassle.

Bread is the WORST, I find white bread worse than whole wheat, I think because it's doughier and sticks more. Rice is pretty terrible too. I love sushi and I have to make sure I have lots of water on hand to rinse my mouth the entire time. I pretty much eat everything I did before braces though. I just make sure that I check my teeth, rinse really well and brush when I can!

I will echo the salads! I love salads in the summertime and I refuse to stop eating them, but it is so gross. The lettuce actually gets woven into my wires and I have to pull it out. Also Reubens (the sauerkraut, ugh!) and egg rolls. I still eat them but I do it privately because it's just too embarrassing. When I do have to eat with others, I warn them up front that it won't be pretty.

Cooked tomatoes are my worst, spaghetti, lasagne anything with them in :( always get stuck in my back braces!