Confess your orthodontic sins.

[Usmc20wife05]

I don't floss everyday and I have been know to double up on elastic a when my midline wasn't shifting...and it worked! I also don't pay attention to avoiding specific foods. I haven't lost a bracket yet.

[Felina Grimm]

I drank soda.
I ate sugary cereal.
I ate cookies and cornbread.

[rhibee83]

I have eaten Doritos, potato chips just about every weekend. I drink wine/champagne most weekends, and I drink coffee everyday WITHOUT A STRAW! OH YEH! haha (i am sorry but it is ridiculous to drink coffee with a straw)

I have stopped brushing after lunch and only brush morning and night, however, I still floss all teeth at night, but only the front four in the morning. My waterpik died on me so I don’t use that anymore.

I also drink hot chocolate so sugary that you get a sugar come down, and do not brush after, just rinse with water!

Hoping my teeth are okay when these things EVENTUALLY come off!

[rhibee83]

I don't floss everyday and I have been know to double up on elastic a when my midline wasn't shifting...and it worked! I also don't pay attention to avoiding specific foods. I haven't lost a bracket yet.

hrmm my ortho told me that i would have to have surgery to shift my upper midline! doesn't sound right to me.... now you got me thinking!

[braceface9]

I also don't floss everyday. Simply because it's just a hell of a job ^^

[newbite]

I've been eating popcorn (but am super careful and don't just chomp through it)-- smart food is the best and has the fewest hard bits in it

Weirdly, I'm really good about brushing my teeth and putting my rubber bands in when I eat out (I have no problem brushing my teeth in a public bathroom at this point). However, when I eat at home I put off doing it because I might want to eat more or maybe have tea with honey or something. It is helpful that once I brush and put my bands in I never want to eat anything (or drink anything with sugar) until the next meal. The annoyance of cleaning (and fear of cavities) is a good deterrent against snacking!

[Tyrantblade]

Some of you seem to break 9/10 or however many orthodontic commandments there are, naturally I love almost anything super sugary, but I gotta lose some weight so im backing down to basically nothing sugary effective January 1st. I plan on being basically the perfect patient once I start treatment (hopefully within a few weeks)

[millie23]

I drink coffee with sugar.
I eat the occasional chocolate (although I suck, don't bite)
I had a white choc macadamia nut cookie from subway because 1) it was free and 2) they are soooo yummy!

[parsleysage]

Been eating cashews and chewing gum for months now! Chewing gum actually helps with my pain after adjustments/when my molars get all stabby from putting in new elastics. As as for the cashews, I'm losing weight and needed a healthy crunchy snack. Forgive me, ortho, for I have sinned! As least they're one of the softer nuts??? Definitely haven't done peanuts or almonds though. I did have pecan pie several times over the holidays!

[millie23]

[quote="parsleysage"]Been eating cashews and chewing gum for months now! Chewing gum actually helps with my pain after adjustments/when my molars get all stabby from putting in new elastics. As as for the cashews, I'm losing weight and needed a healthy crunchy snack. Forgive me, ortho, for I have sinned! As least they're one of the softer nuts??? Definitely haven't done peanuts or almonds though. I did have pecan pie several times over the holidays! :twisted:[/quote]

I have been craving cashews since having my braces put on! You are tempting me to go and buy myself a nice big packet. YUM!

[xkiwitatty]

I have Invisalign so...
I don't wear my aligners 22 hrs a day
I drink tea still
I drink soda too
I don't brush/floss after everytime I eat

[lorsa]

I don't floss with string floss. I only waterpik.

Dentist and Ortho both think I'm doing an amazing job with my flossing and say to "keep it up!".

[Toxgirl]

I eat popcorn EVERY day. Sometimes twice a day!!! and I drink soda all the time.

[snowblaze]

If I am talking to you, face to face, and you have braces. I am checking them out, vs looking at you eye to eye.

Heck I now find myself checking out everyones teeth as I am talking to them, and mentally coming up with a orthodontic plan for them if I think they need them.

No freakin' way, I noticed I was doing the same thing with my customers at work. One time I was like thinking about how great their smile would be if only his teeth were straight. Then I was like "stfu, you are not an orthodontist". LOL the human brain sometimes.

I sinned again, orthodontic god : I ate a box of very hard chocolate nibbles yesterday. At every bite I was afraid I would break off a bracket but they were so god dang delicious !

[Amanda88]

I'm being good so far since I'm barely two weeks into treatment, but these are hilarious to read!! :)