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Can you not chew a hard candy before finishing it?

Oct 6, 2012 2:37 AM

Cough drops, Werther's, butterscotch.. whatever your pleasure is. Are you able to let it completely dissolve, or do you find yourself chewing it, or breaking it apart with your teeth, before it's gone?

I think unless I consciously pay attention, I always chew it at some point before it's gone. I also, as a test of the converse, tried to keep a piece of gum in my mouth for 10 minutes without chewing it.. and I couldn't. I just had to chew it! (try it!)

kmeltzer kmeltzer

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I think I'm the same way - I can do it if I concentrate on it, but I will unconsciously chew. I have never paid attention to gum, I will have to try that next time to see.

mkdr mkdr
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When I was a kid, I always tried doing that with life savers. I could usually get them down to almost nothing before they'd break between the tongue and hard palate. I was an odd child.

Some things never change.

rprebel rprebel
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The things you've listed - no problem.

There are some soft mint candies that NO MATTER WHAT, I cannot keep from chewing them...sometimes about as soon as I pop one in my mouth.

Tootsie Roll Pops are different, I can wait till I've found the soft center on them.

mtm2 mtm2
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Yeah, I'm the same way, I almost always end up chewing it, biting at it, trying to break it up. I consciously try not to because I know it's bad for my teeth but I really can't help it. Same thing with ice, if I can get to it easily I end up chewing on it, so I try not to drink things with ice unless I'm using a straw or say a tervis tumbler with a lid.

lmensor lmensor
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I can't not chew

panthiest panthiest
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So -- how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?

I have never counted, but I have done it. The only time I can't is when it has air bubbles in it, and I know that licking it will cut my tongue. Then it must be crunched.

bnbsouthworth bnbsouthworth
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Sees butterscotch. Absolute perfection.

I'll tell you folks a story. Once, many moons ago, I had a peppermint candy wheel (I don't know if they have a real name) as an after-dinner mouth refresher. I tucked it into the rear upper right corner of my mouth next to my molars and promptly forgot about it. About 2 hours later, it fused itself with my teeth. I was so worried that it was going to take my tooth with it if I tried picking at it, so I kept drinking warm tea to make it dissolve quicker. It loosened eventually and fell off with no problems.

To this day, whenever I tuck it up into the corner of my mouth, I am repeatedly reminded of that day and worried about it getting stuck and taking my teeth with it. However, the only way I don't bite down and chew on hard candy is if I tuck it up there, out of the way. Catch-32 (we have 32 teeth :D)

curtisuxor curtisuxor
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I must be the weirdo here, as I have no problems keeping any hard candy until it's just a thin sliver. I'm just prolonging the enjoyment I guess? I really don't even think about it...

firebirdude firebirdude
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@firebirdude: We just have what so many do not: Patience.

rprebel rprebel
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I'm a dissolver, not a chewer.

jsimsace jsimsace
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@lmensor: It's actually worse for your teeth to suck on candy than to chew it up. The longer it's in your mouth, the worse it is. Basically a sugar bath for your teeth for the duration.

sully51 sully51
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@sully51: That's good to know, now I can chew till my heart's content! I've actually always been afraid of cracking/breaking a tooth, I guess my mom put that fear in to me.

lmensor lmensor

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