What can I eat with Braces?
OK, here's the story. Braces are attached to your teeth with a small amount of cement
(Braces are not bolted, riveted, nailed, welded, or chemically melted to your teeth; a less
permanent method is usually preferred). This cement is designed to hold the brackets and
bands against your teeth during normal orthodontic treatment, and, when it's time to remove
the braces, scrapes off your teeth easily without leaving any permanent marks . It doesn't take
much force to remove or "break" the braces off your teeth. That's good because it allows for
easy removal when the time is right. However, it's also bad for you because any heavy force
put on your braces could break them off and extend the treatment time.
Hard and sticky foods will break off brackets, bend wires and loosen bands, which , in turn,
will extend your treatment time. Foods high in sugar content could cause cavities, calculus
build up, and ugly stains on your teeth.
So what can you do? Well, you must limit your diet to soft and healthy foods. I'm not saying
you can only eat broccoli and mashed potatoes while wearing braces. There are just certain
types of food that need to be avoided while wearing braces.
AVOID EATING THESE THINGS:
Hard foods-
Anything that is hard cannot be chewed with braces on. Remember, braces are fragile, and
strong forces from hard foods will break them off. Damaged appliances will extend treatment
time. Extended treatment time will increase the risk of cavities and stains on your teeth.
Sticky foods-
Braces can be pulled apart with sticky foods. Again, this could extend your treatment time.
Anything high in sugar-
Braces make it harder to keep your teeth clean. Sugar will feed the bacteria that cause
cavities. If you do eat any foods high in sugar, brush your teeth immediately.
EXAMPLES OF WHAT TO AVOID
Ice....Definitely NO!! It totally destroys braces.
Nuts
Peanut brittle
Hard pizza crust
Corn on the cob
Ribs
Doritos, corn chips, hard tacos, cheetos, fritos and the like
Popcorn
Hard pretzels
Hard rolls and bagels
Raw carrots
Bubble gum
Carmel candy
Beef jerky
Suckers
This is just a small list. Remember, nothing hard, sticky or sweets.
What can I eat with Braces?
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