What type of gum can you chew with braces?

Answer 1

Yes you can chew gum with braces. I am the mother of 2 children with braces and a second won't go by where they don't have gum in their mouth;they chew gum 24/7. Just make sure that it's sugar free, because then it will affect the braces, and also put cavities under the brackets. All dentists use the same kind of wire and brackets, so just if you chew sugar free gum, then brackets won't fall off. If brackets fall off, I wouldn't think its the gum, because it probably isn't caused by gum. It's the way they are biting, so just try to work on that with them. I'm sure of all of this, as I'm an orthodontist. Just make sure that the gum is sugar free and you'll be fine.

-Dr.Kathy :)

Edited by ratsrock2957

Yes you can, and it DOES NOT have to be sugar-freebecause I chew gum that has sugar in it never gets stuck in my braces. I usually chew Big Red or Doublemint and it doesn't get stuck, but I don't think that you can chew gumballs or other really sticky gum. Orthodontists are liars and you can eat almost everything you ate when you didn't have braces on, and orthodontists wouuldn't know because for most of them they have either neever had braces or had them when they were kids so they don not remember, and if they did get it stuck in their braces it was probably because they were chewing some sort of bubblegum or other sticky gum, and the gum and braces are alot newer so it won' get stuck in the braces like the orthodontists remember when they were eating their Tootsie Rolls back in the early 1900's

Answer 2

Yes you can but don't eat hubba bubba and like other stuff! I have braces and I chew Trident and like thin stuff! You should not eat like hard mints or like gummy bears but NO caramels unless its like really soft! You can eat peanuts and everything else good luck just remember to floss brush your teeth and rinse with fluoride I do and its perfect!

Answer 3

Any type, as long as you chew it way in the back, and keep it away from the front brackets. I recommend Trident- it has something inside it that makes your teeth a stronger and it tastes awesome. :) (I would know- I got my braces off two weeks ago after having them for four years!) Any type, as long as you chew it way in the back, and keep it away from the front brackets. I recommend Trident- it has something inside it that makes your teeth a stronger and it tastes awesome. :) (I would know- I got my braces off two weeks ago after having them for four years!)

Answer 4

Whether or not you can chew gum is not related to the type of braces you have; it is because gum can get stuck in your braces. But, you are allowed to chew sugarless gum with braces.

Answer 5

I have braces myself, and im not suppose to chew gum. The only gum that you can chew that doesnt stick is the mentos gum, Trident and Stride.

Answer 6

Yes, but you want to look for a special "non-stick" brand so it doesn't get caught up in your wires.

Answer 7

BEFORE YOU DO IT LET ME GET A CAMRA AND THEN I'LL TAKE PICTURE OF YOU TRYING TO EAT YOUR BRACES!!!!