Food to Avoid

Under most of the circumstances, you can recognize which food items you will have to avoid. Amongst the foods to be avoided, there are primarily hard and sticky foods, as well as sugary confectionery. Hard foods are likely to harm or crack the wires and brackets. Sticky foods get stuck into them. Consume sugary foods as least as possible; they can result into tooth decay and other associated diseases.

Examples of Sticky Foods to Avoid

• Caramels
• Toffee
• Licorice
• Starburst
• Tootsie Rolls
• Sugar Daddies
• Gum (sugar-free or regular)

Examples of Hard Foods to Avoid

• Raw carrots (uncut or not shredded)
• Corn on the cob
• Jolly Ranchers
• Bagels
• Nuts
• Pizza crust
• Apples (not cut)
• Chips
• French bread crust/rolls
• Hard taco shells
• Ice

Minimize Sugary Foods like

• Ice Cream
• Pie
• Cake
• Cookies
• Candy

Only Once a Day:

• Kool-Aid
• Drinks having Sugar
• Soda
• Tea with Sugar
• Gatorade

Frequent check-up should be done of the braces so that you and the orthodontist can come to know about cracked and loose wires. In the circumstances of breakage or loosening or brackets or wires, you should contact us at the earliest on phone to book an appointment for repair.