Food List

Damaged appliances always mean extra appointments, inconvenience, needless extra charges, and extended treatment time. Even though accidents do happen, almost every loose band or broken wire is due to patient carelessness. We ask you to stay away form the following foods:

Hard Foods:

• Ice
• Kernels
• Carrots
• Whole Apples
• Pizza Crust
• Hard Crusts
• Doritos™ Chips
• Tacos
• Tostados
• Fritos
• Bagels
• Popcorn

Sticky Foods:

• Bubble Gum
• Caramel
• Taffy
• Jolly Ranchers™
• Gummy Beara
• Hard Candies

(Note: All of the above foods aggravate sore muscles and can cause your jaws to hurt if you have joint problems. Do stay away from these types of food.)

Bad Habits:

• Do not bite your nails
• Do not pick your wires
• Do not chew on pens or pencils

Helpful Hints:

• Learn to cut and tear your food into small, bite size pieces so they don’t break or bend your appliances.
• Stay away from sweets and carbonated drinks.

This will prevent cavities and marks on your teeth when the braces are removed.