Foods to Avoid while wearing braces

While you are wearing braces, please avoid eating hard foods, sticky foods and foods high in sugar. Here's a complete guide to help you.

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Sticky Foods

Examples of sticky foods to Avoid:

Sticky foods can get caught between the wires and brackets. Please avoid:

Gum (sugar-free or regular)

Licorice

Toffee

Tootsie Rolls

Caramels

Starburst

Brushing

Brushing While Wearing Braces:

Especially during orthodontic treatment, brush your teeth four times daily to avoid the accumulation of food particles in your teeth and braces: in the morning after breakfast, after lunch or right after school, after dinner, and at bedtime.

Gum (sugar-free or regular)

Licorice

Toffee

Tootsie Rolls

Caramels

Starburst

Hard Foods

Examples of hard foods to Avoid:

Hard foods can break or damage the wires and brackets. Please avoid:

Ice

Nuts and chips

Hard taco shells

French bread, bagels, pizza crust

Corn on the cob

Apples and carrots (unless cut into small pieces)

Jolly Ranchers

Multiple corn on the cobs
Cake with cupcakes on top
Sugary Foods

Minimize Sugary Foods like:

Sugar can cause tooth decay and other related problems. Please minimize the amount of sugary foods you eat:

Cake

Ice Cream

Cookies

Pie

Candy

Limited Drinks

Only Once a day:

Sugar from drinks can cause tooth decay and other related problems. Please limit to only once per day:

Soda

Sweetened Tea

Gatorade

Kool Aid

Drinks with sugar

Two glasses of cola

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