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I just got a pendulum device installed and braces on my two back teeth a few weeks ago. I feel fine now and would love to know why I can't eat popcorn It's my absolute favorite snack food and I miss it!! So what's the big deal?
I wondered the same thing when I first got braces, and forgot to ask my ortho, but one night at the movie theater, I just couldn't resist snatching some popcorn from my boyfriend. I chewed it very carefully at first, but I haven't had any problems so far, and I know other brace-wearers who eat popcorn as well, so I'm not sure what the big deal is!
1. Biting down on a hard, unpopped kernel could really do a number on those brackets.
2. All of those little thin hard pieces of seed coating that get down between your gum and your tooth that you spend the next hour picking at them to get them out... Now made 10x worse with dental accessories.
My method to eat pop corn is to leave it in my mouth until it softens up then sort of mash it against the roof of my mouth and swallow. Its slow but it does give me the taste and slows down my eating! If I find any unpopped seeds I spit them out into a napkin. Guess you can tell this is a method best for dark theatres?
As to why not.... pop corn is a devil to get out if it goeas anywhere wrong like between a bracket and your gums. You really need a waterpik to get it out.
Mike
I wore braces (this time) for 1294 days or 3 years, 6 months and 17 days.
But who's counting?
Jaw Surgery June 1, 2009
Thanks for praying for me and thinking happy thoughts.
I can't say its a weekly thing. I've been braced for three monhs and have had popcorn twice. About a handful each time. I agree its on that list best left until later. Mercy that's a long list!
Mike
I wore braces (this time) for 1294 days or 3 years, 6 months and 17 days.
But who's counting?
Jaw Surgery June 1, 2009
Thanks for praying for me and thinking happy thoughts.
I actually asked about this one...other than the pure inconvenience of having to clean really well afterwards....our braces change the connection gaps of our teeth to our gums...which allows the little kernel shells of the popcorn to get lodged in the gums easier...and becuase it's harder to get them out, can lead to infections. With that said, have I given up popcorn...no, I'm just a lot more careful now.
I love popcorn too! I admit I had some one night. No probs with it then. My bigger problem is with gum. I love gum! And can't have any.
My ortho didn't give me a list of things to not eat. He said don't eat popcorn or chew anything sticky.
Tammy
I'm a law student and in the middle of exams so yesterday I just couldn't resist and enjoyed a full bag of popcorn (hid the evidence so my BF didn't scold me). I know why it's not good to eat with braces...the very first mouthful and I got a kernel stuck in a back backet, which was very difficult to remove. Of course that didn't stop me from eating the rest but I'll be more careful next time....(and there WILL be a next time!)
I eat popcorn all the time without problems (2x a week). Though I should say that I don't have any appliances (just braces) and the popcorn I typically eat is from the pub where there are absolutely no kernals. I do occassionally eat microwave popcorn, but then I'm extra careful to ensure I don't brake a bracket.
thanks for your responses everyone!! I'll see how long i can hold out... it's been about 3 weeks.... i think not eating so much popcorn is causing me to lose weight! haha!