FOOD AND YOUR ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES
A careful orthodontic patient can probably eat most foods and not damage their orthodontic appliances – “braces.”
There are three food types that DO cause problems:
1. Hard Foods
2. Sticky and Chewy Foods
3. Food High in Sugar Content
1. Hard Foods cause damage by bending archwires, destroying the cement under the bands and loosen the brackets or tubes attached directly to the teeth. Some of the foods we should be careful about are listed below:
DON’T’s DO’s
Ice Carrots and celery sticks cut in small pieces
Popcorn Apples and pears cut in small pieces
Corn Nuts Creamy peanut butter
Pizza Crust
Rolled Tacos
Pretzels
Hard Rolls or Break Sticks
Sunflower Seeds
Peanut Brittle
2. Sticky and Chewy Foods can damage appliances by bending wires, pulling cement loose and detaching direct bonded brackets. Some examples are:
Taffy Sugar Daddies Raisins Caramel Beef Jerky
Mild Duds Licorice Milky Ways Snickers AbbaZabbas
Airheads Twix
3. Food High in Sugar Content should be avoided all together. Brush your teeth immediately after sweets.
Please avoid foods high in sugar and minimize the use of carbonated drinks.
DO NOT CHEW ON PENCILS OR PENS!
For more information, please visit www.thesuperdentists.com and go to the following:
Click on “Orthodontics”
Click on “For the Patient”
The Super Dentists
2226 Otay Lakes Rd
Chula Vista, CA 91915
P: (619) 591-2654 E: whatsnew@thesuperdentists.com
F: (619) 216 3676 W: www.thesuperdentists.com
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