I just got braces a few months ago. And everyone is telling me to chew gum. But i don't want to have any problems. Should I try chewing it?
2007-05-27 02:45:14 · 13 answers · asked by lalalala. 1 in Health ➔ Dental
If you do not want problems, do not do it. The more mistakes you make the more damage you do and the longer you will have braces.
My daughter did everything right and they took about 2 years.
My son did nothing right and they took 6 years.
2007-05-27 07:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I have braces and when I chew gum I just push it up against the roof of my mouth. Most of the kids i know that chew gum with braces have a lot of dental expenses. So I wouldn't try it. Good Luck!
2016-05-19 00:09:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You should not chew gum with braces. It will make the brackets loose and you don't want that to happen. You can survive 2 years without chewing gum.
2007-05-27 05:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Gum not only sticks to braces, it gets inside the crevices which will make your life miserable. Try sucking on hard candy mints perhaps? Save the gum for after the braces come off.
2007-05-27 02:50:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I also got braces and my dentist just forbid me to bite hard fruits like guava... chewing a gum is not a problem as long as you dont try blowing it... just chew it using you molar but not with your front teeth
2007-05-27 04:12:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. It doesn't make any difference. Bubble gum or sugar free. I wouldn't advise doing it if you have to wear those rubber bands connecting your top teeth to your bottem teeth. I never had to have those, but my friends did and they didn't chew gum with them in.
2007-05-27 02:54:30 · answer #6 · answered by Support Spears 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really (yes & no), it will get stuck in your braces. Get used to being bubblegum-less. If you do decide to, you will have to go in a mirror and take the little stuck pieces of gum out; I wanted a gum badly so I decided to have it, and that's what happened to me. Then brushing your teeth will clear all of it out....But it won't necessarily "destroy" your braces.
2007-05-27 02:57:27 · answer #7 · answered by Maria 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
when i got my braces on they sead 19 moths i chewed gum every day it did nothing at all at first it gets stuck and stuff but after that nothing ( i ate apples pop corn and nothing happed)
but dont be care less dont put a hole pack in your mouth take it slow i have mine off and they look realy good
(p.s cant spell)
2007-05-30 13:01:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never had braces but would imagine gum would stick to them.
You could always try it and decide for yourself.
2007-05-27 02:49:45 · answer #9 · answered by holly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah u can but just chew carefully
2007-05-27 12:07:14 · answer #10 · answered by =] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋