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642-0995

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310 N 400 E
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Patient Education
Eating Right


An orthodontic patient can properly eat almost any food and, with reasonable care, can avoid damage to his or her appliances. However, these three types of food may cause trouble.

  • hard food

  • sticky foods

  • foods high in sugar content

Hard Foods may cause damage by bending the wires, loosening the cement under the bands, or breaking the brackets and attachments on the bands. Some of the foods of this type are listed below along with the ways they may be eaten.

Carrots or celery Grated, cooked or cut into thin pieces
Apples Peeled and cut into wedges
French Bread / Hard Rolls Small pieces. Beware of hard crusts!
Corn on the Cob Kernals must be cut off the cobb
Chewing ice cubes/ bones Please don't!
Chewing on pencils Please don't!
Popcorn Please don't!
Husks that may get trapped between teeth and gums can cause swelling and infection.
Sticky foods damage appliances by bending wires and loosening cement
Taffy, Sugar Daddies, peanut brittle, carmels, etc. Please don't!
Gum Sugarless only, and best avoided with retainers
Bubble Gum Please don't!

FOODS HIGH IN SUGAR CONTENT should be avoided between meals. Brush your teeth thoroughly immediately after sweets. In spite of your care, you may occasionally do some damage to your appliances. If a band comes loose from a tooth, please call the office at once. A tight band actually protects a tooth from decay, but decay is rapid under a loose band. If an appliance is irritating or hurting you, please call the office so that we can help you or have you come in for a special appointment.

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