And drink through a straw so you don't swish the coke throughout your mouth.
Brush, brush and Brush again.
I just got my braces on - now the most important question!!
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Hi Matty,
Congrats on the braces! Upon seeing some of the responses to your "is drinking coke okay" question, I thought I'd give you this link from a post back on 8/18.....it clears up a lot of the misconceptions about soft drinks. For example, drinking diet soda isn't exactly a better alternative as diet and lo-cal soft drinks are still very acidic. I still drink coke a couple of times a week, but I try my best to make sure it's with a meal, and I follow up with a few swishes of water and hold off on brushing for a little while, just like Meryaten described (you'll see that referenced in the post linked below also). The way I see it, most things are okay in moderation (with the exception of hard stuff that will break your brackets!!). Nothing beats a nice cold Coke and I don't think I could ever give it up completely, because like you, I love my Coke !!
Here's the link:
viewtopic.php?t=12993&highlight=soft+drinks
Congrats on the braces! Upon seeing some of the responses to your "is drinking coke okay" question, I thought I'd give you this link from a post back on 8/18.....it clears up a lot of the misconceptions about soft drinks. For example, drinking diet soda isn't exactly a better alternative as diet and lo-cal soft drinks are still very acidic. I still drink coke a couple of times a week, but I try my best to make sure it's with a meal, and I follow up with a few swishes of water and hold off on brushing for a little while, just like Meryaten described (you'll see that referenced in the post linked below also). The way I see it, most things are okay in moderation (with the exception of hard stuff that will break your brackets!!). Nothing beats a nice cold Coke and I don't think I could ever give it up completely, because like you, I love my Coke !!
Here's the link:
viewtopic.php?t=12993&highlight=soft+drinks
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I'm drinking a coke right now! Straight outta the can.
Shame on me!
Shame on me!
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Braced 5/19/06 - Full Metal Mouth!
Went topless 07/27/07!
Totally NAKED 08/30/07!
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Braced 5/19/06 - Full Metal Mouth!
Went topless 07/27/07!
Totally NAKED 08/30/07!
See my braces story with lots of pics here:
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... 2806#92806