THE “OFFICIAL” NO EATS LIST

A Partial List of Foods to be Avoided During Your Orthodontic Treatment

 

All Gum, Laffy Taffy, Kraft caramels, Ice cubes, Airheads, Caramel Apples, Pens and Pencils, Starbursts, Tootsie Rolls, Whole apples, JuJu Beads, Raisins, Whole carrots, Gummybears, Sugar Daddies, Celery Stalks, Now and Laters , Marathon Bars, Popcorn seeds, Jellybeans, Snickers, Hard pretzels, Licorice, Milk Duds, Hard taco shells, Rocks, Hard corn chips, Gummy savers, Nuts of all kinds, Hard bagels

                                                                       

Sweets can be eaten sparingly but it is very important that you brush or rinse your mouth immediately after eating them.  The sweets will not cause damage to your braces but they will cause damage to your teeth.  This is how you get those permanent white spots on your teeth while wearing braces.  The worst of all the sweets are the soft drinks (Coke, Pepsi, etc.).  It does not matter if the soft drink is diet or not, it will have the same effect on your teeth.  We ask that you please try to stay away from soft drinks during your treatment.

 

Should you have a brace come loose before an appointment, DON’T WORRY, unless it is causing noticeable pain or discomfort. Most broken brackets can wait to be fixed until your next appointment. If the brace comes off the wire, PLEASE BRING IT WITH YOU TO THE NEXT APPOINTMENT SO WE CAN REATTACH IT!

 

When you bend your wires or knock a brace loose you run the risk of making your treatment take longer.  If you chew gum, you probably will not break anything but it will make it more difficult for the teeth to move past each other which means the treatment will take longer.  If you cheat, you will only be cheating yourself in the end.  Just remember these things from the start and you should finish your treatment on time.

 

We all want this to be a positive experience for you and we want to get the job done as quickly as we possibly can.  This will only happen with your cooperation.  Let’s work together to give you the best possible smile in the shortest period of time.  

 

WE ARE VERY HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN US TO WORK WITH YOU IN CREATING THAT FANTASTIC SMILE.