Eating Right with Braces

There are some foods that should be limited or avoided while you are wearing braces. Soon, you’ll be enjoying all of your favorite foods again, but for now it’s important that you make the choices that are good for your body and safe for your braces.

Avoid these foods with braces:

Chewy foods like bagels and licorice
Crunchy foods like popcorn, chips, or ice
Sticky foods like caramel candies and chewing gum
Hard foods like nuts or hard candies
Foods that you must bite directly into like corn on the cob, apples, and carrots

Enjoy these foods with braces:

Dairy products like soft cheese, pudding, and milk-based drinks
Breads and grains like soft tortillas, pasta, pancakes, rice, or muffins without nuts
Meats and poultry like chicken, meatballs, or lunch meats
Seafood like tuna, salmon, or crab cakes
Vegetables like mashed potatoes, steamed spinach, or beans
Fruits like applesauce, bananas, or fruit juices
Treats like ice cream, milkshakes, Jell-O, or cake

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Don’t worry about teeth that feel a little loose; it’s perfectly normal! Your teeth must first loosen before they can be moved into the right position. As your treatment progresses and your teeth are aligned, they will no longer feel loose.

Always wear a mouthguard if you play sports for the protection of your teeth and your braces. We can help you to select the right mouthguard for the proper protection. If you suffer a sports emergency, check your teeth, lips, tongue, and braces for damage. If your teeth or braces have been damaged, contact our office as soon as possible.

Keep your appliances in good condition to maintain good progress. Also, follow our instructions to the best of your ability by consistently wearing your headgear, rubber bands, retainer, and other appliances.

For more insight and advice on life with braces, contact our office today.

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We are taking action to ensure your health. We want to make sure you are able to continue the care you need in a safe and sanitized environment.

Here is what we are doing to protect our patients and ourselves:

Increased PPE including gloves, masks, eyewear, full face shields, and surgical gowns
Parking Lot Waiting Room (patients wait in car until ready to be taken to operatory)
Fewer patients seen at a time to allow us to maintain social distancing
Air Filtration/Purifier – Medical Grade HEPA
Disinfect operatory after each patient appointment
Disinfect all surfaces after every touch
Nightly deep cleaning with disinfectant

Covid-19 Screening, taking pulse oxygen level and temperature on all patients upon arrival
Taking the temperature of all team members twice a day
Hand Sanitizer at check-in and throughout office
No instruments for patient use will be touched by ungloved hands
High speed suction with all aerosol procedures
Hydrogen Peroxide rinses on every patient to reduce viral loads

Protect yourself and others by doing the following, simple things as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC):

Wash your hands often, at least 20 seconds, with soap and water. Use sanitizer containing 60% alcohol in a pinch.
Avoid touching your face, specifically eyes, nose, mouth.
Stay home as much as possible.

‘Social Distance’ at least 6 feet.
Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or elbow.
Wear a mask when you go out in out in public

Please contact our office if you have any concerns.

Life With Braces

Eating Right with Braces

Avoid these foods with braces:

Enjoy these foods with braces:

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