Do You Eat Popcorn?
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I don't quite understand not being allowed to eat popcorn... I didn't for the first little while (my teeth were too sore!) but I do now... Maybe with older style braces it's easier for brackets or ligatures to pop off?
Four Wisdom Teeth Extracted: January 2000
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Lower First Bicuspids Extracted: Nov. 1st, 2005
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Duration: 24 months
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I just got braces today and when I was getting my bag'O Goodies - they give you a lot of stuff to take home!, she mentioned NO POPCORN! She gave me a magnet to put on the fridge with phone numbers, no-no's, etc. and of all the things on the list she said, "ESPECIALLY NO POPCORN!" But I am with some of you, how bad could it be really? I guess I'll know when I pop a bracket and have to tell her what I did. Gum was even on the NO-NO list, but she said they encourage people to chew gum. She said it gets the muscles working. But of all the things on the list, she said NO POPCORN!!! (I just like saying that!) I guess that's the number one thing that pops brackets off if it hits just right. She did say if I wanted to eat around the kernel in the middle that was fine, but who in the world is going to do that! Not too noticable in the movies?!
I LOVE POPCORN
The only trouble I have had while eating it has been back by the molar bands. My bands are partially under the gums so the popcorn sometimes gets stuck between the gum and the band. Last month I got a nancelike appliance to hold my front teeth in place while my molars go backwards. So now I have two more bands to deal with on my bicuspids and a wire and plastic thing on roof of mouth behind front teeth. Popcorn hurts if it gets up there. It makes me love my waterpik even more!!
The only trouble I have had while eating it has been back by the molar bands. My bands are partially under the gums so the popcorn sometimes gets stuck between the gum and the band. Last month I got a nancelike appliance to hold my front teeth in place while my molars go backwards. So now I have two more bands to deal with on my bicuspids and a wire and plastic thing on roof of mouth behind front teeth. Popcorn hurts if it gets up there. It makes me love my waterpik even more!!
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I've had braces since last Feb. and I finally couldn't take it anymore and started eating cheese popcorn -- like people have said: v-e-r-y c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y. Unfortunately, I do love the half-popped kernels.... Oh well, something to look forward to, right?
I think i have eaten almost everything on the no no list. Most things can be eaten if you do it careful. I love popcorn. I eat small amounts and be careful to stay away from the old maids. It does really make a mess in the braces but i dont mind the extra cleanup time as long as i can eat some every so often. About the only thing i wont try is the real sticky stuff like anything with caramel.
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I eat popcorn all the time. I just had a bag of it last night with dill pickle flavouring mMmmmmm. I'm lucky because my ortho didn't have many rules about what I can't eat.
Braced on: June 28, 2004
Debanding : June 16th 2006
To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
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Debanding : June 16th 2006
To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
Bono
Heck yes! I just had some tonight. How can you go see a movie and not eat some? I just make sure to especially floss thoroughly and inspect my gums for any irritation.
Top Ceramic Braces: July 2004 - Self-Eruption of an Impacted Upper Right Canine
Bottom Metal Braces: December 2005 - Crowding
Debanded: December 2006
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Bottom Metal Braces: December 2005 - Crowding
Debanded: December 2006
The story