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FOODS TO AVOID

ONGOING CARE

Foods to Avoid with Braces

While you are wearing braces, please avoid eating hard foods, sticky foods and foods high in sugar. Hard foods can break or damage the wires and brackets, and sticky foods can get caught between the wires and brackets. Minimize the amount of sugary foods you eat; the sugar can cause tooth decay and other related problems.

EXAMPLES OF STICKY FOODS TO AVOID:

  • Gum (sugar-free or regular)
  • Licorice
  • Sugar Daddies
  • Toffee
  • Tootsie Rolls
  • Caramels
  • Starburst

EXAMPLES OF HARD FOODS TO AVOID:

  • Ice
  • Nuts
  • Hard taco shells
  • French bread crust, Bagels, Pizza Crust
  • Apples & Carrots (unless cut into small pieces)
  • Corn on the cob
  • Chips

MINIMIZE SUGARY FOODS LIKE:

  • Cake
  • Ice Cream
  • Cookies
  • Pie
  • Candy

ONLY ONCE A DAY

  • Soda
  • Sweetened Tea
  • Gatorade
  • Kool-Aid
  • Drinks with Sugar
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