In order to prevent breaking your orthodontic appliances, we recommend avoiding the following foods while wearing braces.
- Sticky/Chewie foods:
- Gum (including sugarless)
- Starburst
- Taffy
- Skittles
- Airheads
- Twizzlers
- Caramel
- Hard/Crunchy foods:
- Hard candies
- Cough drops
- Raw carrots (need to be cut very small)
- Apples (need to be cut)
- Pizza crust (cut off bite-sized pieces and chew carefully)
- Bagles (cut off bite-sized pieces and chew carefully)
- Corn on the cob (cut the corn off of the cob)
- Ice
- Nuts
- Hard chips (Doritos, Sun Chips, etc. need to be chewed carefully)
- Popcorn
- Drinking soda should be minimized or avoided to prevent staining of the teeth.
Excessive breaking of braces and other appliances will lengthen treatment times and should be avoided. If a brace or appliance feels loose or has fallen off, please call our office so that may be repaired in a timely manner and keep treatment on track.
