There are a variety of foods Dr. Jennifer Martin wants you to avoid while you're wearing braces. Some foods can occasionally damage braces, but certain foods can bend the wires or even break the brackets on your braces. If you’re wearing braces, you should avoid starch, sugar and gummy foods, as these foods can be difficult to remove during brushing. Foods that are high in sugar and starch tend to cause plaque, cavities and even tooth decay.
Avoid tough meats, hard breads and raw vegetables such as carrots and celery. Before long, you'll be able to bite a cucumber again. But you'll need to protect your orthodontic appliances when you eat for as long as you're wearing braces.
Foods you should definitely avoid include:
• Chewy foods: bagels, hard rolls, licorice
• Crunchy foods: popcorn, ice, chips
• Sticky foods: caramels, gum
• Hard foods: nuts, candy
• Foods you have to bite into: corn on the cob, apples, carrots
• Chewing on hard things (for example, pens, pencils or fingernails) can damage the braces. Damaged braces will cause treatment to take longer.
If you have any questions on which foods you should be avoiding and why, we invite you to give us a call or ask our staff during your next visit! We also encourage you to check out this helpful article about eating with braces, courtesy of Parenthood.com.
2 Responses to Foods to avoid while you're wearing braces, from Dr. Jennifer Martin
You need to change eating habits after you have put on braces. Selected diet may not only lessens your discomfort with braces but decreases breakages and the complications post braces. Diet change and a change in how food is eaten are critical in preventing breakage. Here I am providing you with the list of food you can have or not while wearing braces. The best food to have after braces is the one lower in sugar content and soft.
http://www.omilights.com/what-should-we-eat-and-avoid-with-braces/
Jennifer L. Martin, DDS says:
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