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[alanme123]

hey guys im back. i didnt have to cut any of my food up. i just cant eat hard stuff like chips that well. I'm almost back to my normal diet!!! Thanks for advice

[GinaLime]

I got my braces yesterday (newbie!), and here's what I've been able to eat:

won-ton soup
lemon chicken (cut into tiny pieces)
steamed veggies (cut into tiny pieces)
apple pie (cut into tiny pieces)
empanadas (cut into tiny pieces ... you may notice a pattern here ...)
oatmeal

I can chew with my back teeth fine, although I'm still chewing gently and with my mouth open (pretty gross). I can't use my front teeth to take a bite out of anything (too sore). But, things have been OK so far.

[Miss Smiley]

I'm still having trouble biting into soft tacos bc of the tortilla and burgers with the works. I can however bite into crunchy tacos from taco bell and SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM taco since their shellls are very airy. Lettuce is still a struggle unless I cut it up like a salad. Biting into sliced pickles, not so fun.

[e^jtheta]

I got braces yesterday and the only things I've eaten successfully are:

• Oatmeal
• Shake

I tried a piece of soft meat and I don't think I even made a dent on it LOL.

When I had spacers I tried eating normally right away. It took two weeks for my teeth to go back to 100% normal. I'm going to go easy on my teeth (as much oatmeal, potatoes, pasta, shakes as possible) and I'll see if it takes longer, or the same amount of time, to fully recover.

[alanme123]

I really suggest you to chew chew and chew right away. If you chew a lot everyday, it might get sore after but then the next day your teeth will be stronger and better so you will be able to eat more harder stuff. I went on to beef on my 2nd day. my front teeth was very weak but i just pushed myself. Trust me, its worth chewing.

[LuvBug26]

i would really suggest to chew chew chew as much as you can too! i am two weeks post brace day and am eating burgers, fries, soft meats (chicken), enchiladas (cut up into pieces), potatoes, mac and cheese and a few more things. but if you "baby" your teeth they won't get used to normal food and will just continue to hurt. you should really try to start eating normal foods as soon as you can. every once in a while my mouth gets sore and i have to go back to soft stuff but i try to get right back with my normal foods and it has paid off big time!! my teeth aren't as sore as they were and i am able to eat more things...still can't eat chips and crunchy tacos and things like that though....but i'm working on it!! really you should try to eat normal foods as much as you can. and warm salt water rinses help out a lot too!! good luck on your eating and your braces!!!

[Windpetal]

I figured out that it helped me to chew food between my back molars and jaw. At the 5th day I was back to being able to bite down, but I am still cutting my sandwhiches and things because it is hard to take a bite out of something.

[LuvBug26]

just a bit of fyi for all you newbies trying to "chew your way back"..i tried tortilla chips last night and let me tell ya.....regreting it now!! my molars are killing me!! i'm having to regress back to my smoothies for a day or so!! ugh!!! i think i tried to much to soon!!! oh well....it was worth a shot anyway!!!
tonight is lasagna!!yumm!!!!!!!!!
good luck to everyone else on there chewing!!!

[Miss Smiley]

I started to bite into mini corndogs today! It has only been a month and a half or so. My lowers never really bothered me, it was always my uppers that felt as if they were going to fall off. I've been eating crunchy and thick kettle chips for a while with my back molars. You'll get used to it and know your limits.