No-No Food List
Food for Orthodontic Thought:
- ICE... A thousand times NO. It will destroy your braces.
- PIZZA CRUST... The hard crust bends wires.
- HARD PRETZELS... Bend wires, loosen bands, and knock off brackets.
- CHIPS and the like... will form a hard ball and break your braces.
- CARMEL CANDY, GUM OF ANY TYPE, STICKY CHEW CANDY... Sticky goo which pulls off wires and feeds the bacteria in your mouth.
- HARD ROLLS, BAGELS... Bend the wires and knock off brackets.
- BEEF JERKY, SLIM JIMS... Tough as nails.
- SUCKERS... You might weaken and bite.
- NUTS... no nut of any kind.
- PENS and PENCILS... Favorite exam food- breaks everything.
- POPCORN... The little shells get between the gum and band and hurt like crazy.
- RAW CARROTS or HARD VEGETABLES... Hard as rocks. Make sure you shred, slice, or dice.
- GATORADE, POWERADE, SPORTS DRINKS, SODAS... Too much sugar.
Bent wires and broke or detached brackets will cause you to have a longer treatment time.
