Can you chew gum when you have braces on?!


Question: Can you chew gum when you have braces on.?
well I am going to have braces soon but sometimes i chew minty gum like that blue 5 gum. Is it ok or not ok.? and what kind of sugarless gums can i chew.?Health Question & Answer


Answers:
It's not a big deal but your dentist will advise you not to chew gums while wearing braces. It will save him from taking the gum out in case it gets stucked in the metal because it's hard to remove. Personally, I tried wearing braces and chewing gum, it was fine. But you just have to be careful. There are lots of sugarless gums available in the market.Health Question & Answer

Well, you CAN chew gum with braces.

But whether you SHOULD is a different question altogether.

If you are chewing gum with braces on, you'll have to be extremely careful not to get it stuck. It's all too easy to get gum stuck in the wires, and accidentally pull off brackets trying to get it out. Then it'll be another unpleasant visit to the orthodontist to get it repaired.

So, if you are going to chew gum, do it sparingly.Health Question & Answer

Go for it. Not right away - wait a couple of weeks. Sugarless gums are fine. Some of the sugared ones tend to be stickier.

As a matter of fact, I've found that I can eat any darned thing I want to, so long as my teeth aren't actually hurting at the time. I'm close to the end of my treatment and I'm paying for them myself so I have no need to obey.

I don't do popcorn because that would just be a flossing nightmare, but there was no way I was going to make it past another October without a caramel apple. I had to bite it more with my lower teeth, but it wasn't a problem at all. Same for corn on the cob.

So long as your teeth don't hurt, you can do and eat almost anything.Health Question & Answer

If its sugarless.Health Question & Answer

As long as it is sugarless gum its ok.....Health Question & Answer

dont chew gum. Health Question & Answer

you'll be pickin gum out them for days been there done that it sucksHealth Question & Answer

of course its okHealth Question & Answer



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