Dr. Albright - Orthodontist

-EATING HABITS AND
ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT-
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Permanent discoloration and decay can result from eating foods that cannot be easily cleaned off of your braces. Also, hard and sticky foods can damage the wires, brackets or can loosen the cement holding your bands in place which can lengthen your treatment time.

FOODS TO AVOID

HARD FOODS:

May delay treatment by damaging the wires or breaking loose your bands or brackets.

Nuts
Popcorn
Hard Candy
Bagels
Pizza Crusts
Jerky
Hard Pretzels
Ice Cubes
Tortilla Chips
Seeds
Corn on the Cob (unless cut off the cob)
Apples or Carrots (unless cooked or cut into small pieces)

STICKY FOODS:

May delay treatment by bending the wires or damaging the cement bonds that hold the bands in place.

Caramels
Starbursts
Toffee
Licorice
Tootsie Rolls
Taffy
Caramel Apples
Skittles
Fruit Roll-Ups
Gummy Bears

GUM:

No chewing or bubble gum

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	Back to Patient Info -EATING HABITS AND ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT- [Printer-Friendly PDF Version] Permanent discoloration and decay can result from eating foods that cannot be easily cleaned off of your braces. Also, hard and sticky foods can damage the wires, brackets or can loosen the cement holding your bands in place which can lengthen your treatment time. FOODS TO AVOID HARD FOODS: May delay treatment by damaging the wires or breaking loose your bands or brackets. Nuts Popcorn Hard Candy Bagels Pizza Crusts Jerky Hard Pretzels Ice Cubes Tortilla Chips Seeds Corn on the Cob (unless cut off the cob) Apples or Carrots (unless cooked or cut into small pieces) STICKY FOODS: May delay treatment by bending the wires or damaging the cement bonds that hold the bands in place. Caramels Starbursts Toffee Licorice Tootsie Rolls Taffy Caramel Apples Skittles Fruit Roll-Ups Gummy Bears GUM: No chewing or bubble gum Consulting Network © 2005 Back to Patient Info