THE “OFFICIAL” NO EATS LIST

A List of Foods to be Avoided During Your Orthodontic Treatment

      Gum            Taffy            Caramels          Hard Things

                        Bubbleyum                                         Laffy Taffy                                             Kraft caramels                                Ice cubes

                        Bubble gum                                        Airheads                                                Caramel Apples                             Pens and Pencils

                        Trident                                                    Starbursts                                           Tootsie Rolls                                     Whole apples

                        Freedent                                                JuJu Beads                                           Reisens                                                  Whole carrots

                        Sugarless gum*                             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

In addition to all of the above comes the group called SWEETS.  Sweets can be eaten 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 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, please call the same day that you find out that it is broken.  We are not going to be upset with you but we do want to make sure that we have enough time to fix it during your regularly scheduled appointment.  Some broken brackets can wait to be fixed while others need to be repaired as soon as possible.

The last thing that we would like you to know is that 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.

* Sugar free gum can be chewed for three days following an appointment to help make the teeth more comfortable.  We will explain the difference to you.