{"id":16,"date":"2024-06-03T20:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T20:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drlauragramse.com\/blog\/?p=16"},"modified":"2024-07-02T20:20:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T20:20:34","slug":"3-snacks-that-dont-handle-breakups-well-floss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drlauragramse.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/03\/3-snacks-that-dont-handle-breakups-well-floss\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Snacks That Don\u2019t Handle Breakups Well"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whether your favorite is popcorn or chocolate, kicking back with a tasty treat and some TV is a great way to decompress \u2013 until something gets stuck in your teeth. We like our snacks, but we don\u2019t want them lingering around like a sad ex-lover! These three munchies just can\u2019t take a hint, but don\u2019t worry. We have some tips that\u2019ll send them packing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

When Meat Has Beef with Your Teeth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t see many people sneaking beef jerky strips into a movie theater, but meat-based snacks will keep you going throughout the day. It\u2019s much easier to feel full with sausage bites and chicken nuggets than candy. Unfortunately, many meats are either dense or stringy. If they\u2019re not building up on your back molars, they\u2019re getting shredded and wedged between your canines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trying to Floss Out These Snacks Will Drive You Nuts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nuts will also build up into clingy mounds, especially if you\u2019re chewing on a whole handful. The hardshell variety have a \u201cnice\u201d added feature where they\u2019re flakey like biscuits and tough like toffy. Shell skin is tricky to remove because it\u2019s so dang thin, while floss tends to fray and break on the more solid part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change My Mind: Bread is Harder to Brush than Carmel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dense, sticky breads like white bread are annoying enough with teeth that are \u201cfree-range\u201d. If you have braces, though? Good luck. This doughy substance latches onto brackets and wires and becomes more and more like cement the longer it stays in your mouth. Plenty of foods are tricky to clean out of braces, but bread has to be public enemy number one in that regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Give Food Particles the Boot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can always see your dentist if a stubborn piece of food refuses to take a hike. Stuck food particles and debris are considered a dental emergency<\/a>, so if it\u2019s particularly offensive you could receive prompt relief. But it\u2019s always good to have some home-grown solutions in your back pocket. Here are some tricks you can try:<\/p>\n\n\n\n