A well balanced diet, minimizing sweets and sugared beverages is important. Hard, crunchy and sticky foods should not be eaten to avoid damaging your braces. |
|
|
|
|
|
Hard food may do damage by bending wires, loosening cement under the brackets and bands or breaking the little brackets and tubes which have been attached.
|
|
|
|
|
Sticky foods damage appliances by bending wires and pulling brackets orbands loose.
|
|
|
If you do eat them, brush your teeth immediately afterwards. If you cannot brush right away, always rinse your mouth with clear water after eating sweet foods.
|
A careful orthodontic patient can probably eat almost any food and do no damage to his or her appliance, however, use common sense or if you are in doubt ask our staff.
|
|
|
|
|
Calcium and vitamin C are very important for healing bone and collagen that were effected by the movement of your teeth. Consuming adequate amounts of these nutrients daily will also help maintain healthy gums.