Why a Chicken-Obsessed Dentist Rarely Eats Chicken Anymore #Replantation #SaveTheTooth #DrChoiYonghoon

I've loved chicken since I was a kid.

I first learned that KFC existed around 1993, when I was in high school. (Proof that I'm a true old-timer, haha)

At that time, there was only one KFC in Daegu,

and it was pretty expensive for a high schooler to visit often,

but my friends and I somehow went all the time.

I still remember how deeply moved I was, thinking, \"So there's chicken like this in the world!\"...

'Kkanbu Chicken' was already famous, and it has become even more so recently.

I lived for over ten years in Seongbok-dong, Suji-gu, Yongin, right where that Kkanbu Chicken is located.

The Kkanbu Chicken headquarters was less than a 10-minute walk away,

so I went there all the time.

I ate chicken and chimaek (chicken and beer) there, and I held nearly every get-together and dinner out at Kkanbu Chicken.

I was a huge chicken fan,

and I still am...

But these days I'm busy with work at the clinic, and it's hard for me to go to the store in person, so

I order chicken for delivery,

and recently I ordered from a famous brand that even runs TV ads.

Honestly, it was incredibly hard.

It wasn't hard because it had gone stale or cold.

The batter was so rock-hard that I couldn't believe it was possible,

and maybe something went wrong during frying. Either way, it was so hard that

I became afraid I might crack or fracture a tooth while eating it.

So...

Me, someone who can never get enough chicken, a self-proclaimed chicken addict,

told my family who was eating with me,

\"Let's not eat this. Let's throw it away,\" and cleaned up.

I figured that if we kept eating it, a tooth might break or something worse might happen.

Lately I've been having this kind of experience often.

Even the fried dishes I ordered from a Chinese restaurant were so hard that I once left more than half of them uneaten.

I left the food for the sake of my teeth, even though it felt like a waste (I'm truly sorry, considering the environment).

Lately, there have been far too many patients with fractured teeth,

and what I always tell patients in the clinic is to avoid hard and tough foods.

I hope you'll only eat them when they're truly delicious and you really must have them.

I advise people to avoid pork belly cartilage (odol-ppyeo) as much as possible.

Delicious food is soft and easy to eat.

That's why people say food \"melts in your mouth\" — it's not just a figure of speech.

Looking at the photos while writing this post brought back memories of how I used to be ten years ago.

As a chicken-crazy patient, I've been to KFC's headquarters (a tiny rural village tucked away in a corner of Kentucky, USA). I'm probably one of the few Koreans who has done that, and I take a bit of pride in it.

Since I have no other dentist to turn to for my own treatment, I do my best to avoid anything that could harm my teeth.

I hope you'll do the same.

Tonight, I think I'll have three pieces of the KFC Original Recipe (they're the softest).

That's all.

#ToothTransplant #WisdomToothTransplant #Replantation #DrChoiYonghoon #SaveTheTooth

Frequently Asked Questions

Can eating hard fried chicken cause problems for your teeth?

Yes. The author said the batter on their chicken was as hard as a rock, and they were worried about cracking or breaking a tooth, so they threw the food away. As a dentist, they recommend avoiding hard, chewy foods.

Which foods should I avoid if I'm worried about tooth fractures?

Dr. Choi Yong-hoon regularly advises patients in the clinic to avoid hard and chewy foods and to eat them only when they're truly delicious and really worth it. The post also points out that there has recently been an increase in patients with fractured teeth.

What should I do if fried chicken batter is too hard?

The author threw away delivery chicken with rock-hard batter instead of eating it with family, out of concern that it could break a tooth. They also said they once left more than half of some fried dishes from a Chinese restaurant because they were too hard.

Is it okay to eat pork belly cartilage (odol-ppyeo)?

Dr. Choi Yong-hoon advises avoiding pork belly cartilage (odol-ppyeo) as much as possible. The post mentions this alongside the broader advice to steer clear of hard, chewy foods.

Who wrote this post?

This blog post was written by Dr. Choi Yong-hoon, a dentist. Though he loves chicken, he says he makes an effort to avoid anything that could harm his teeth.