I broke my braces 3 times due to chewing gum. It's definately worth not chewing it for a few years as your teeth will look great for life. Thankfully i eventually learnt my lesson, but some people have to do it the hard way and pay for them to be fixed, NHS ftw 8-) I think i've tasted watermelon (or melon) abroad, and the flavour is good whilst it lasts, just leaves a slightly offputting aftertaste. so thats why my bands keep snapping and my rings popping off? well its only happend once (now) and i get them off in around 4 weeks :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ive had them for probably ove 3 years now :thumbdown: i didnt wear my elastics very often :wall: i used to chew wrigleys extra spearmint of course, before i got braces, then i couldnt take it and started chewing again and now its the new 5 gum, ive only tried the blue 1 and the orange 1, and there both amazing really wanna try the green but i guess i can wait a few weeks -.-