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| Now that you have braces, please avoid hard foods, sticky
foods and foods high in sugar content. Hard foods may do damage by bending wires, loosening cement under the bands, or breaking the brackets and tubes which are attached. Sticky foods damage appliances by bending wires and loosening cement. Foods high in sugar content - avoid whenever possible. If you do eat any of these foods, brush your teeth immediately. If it is not convenient to brush, then always rinse your mouth with clear water after eating very sweet foods such as cake or pie. |
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Stop!!! Avoid at all times! Nuts, peanut brittle, ice (not even if you're careful), lemons (pure lemon juice can hurt your tooth enamel), taffy, caramels, bubble gum or any type of gum (a definite no!) milk duds, fruit roll-ups, gummy bears, jolly ranchers, jaw breakers, any kind of suckers, hot tamales, slow pokes, frozen candy bars, etc., etc. |
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Yield! Proceed with caution! Sodas (diet or regular), corn chips, crisp tacos (break into smaller pieces), corn on the cob (cut the kernels from the ear first), popcorn (eat fully popped kernels only), crunchy vegetables such as carrots or celery (cut into strips or smaller pieces), apples (don't bite whole apples; cut them into wedges). |
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Go!! Enjoy anything healthy! You can eat anything that is nutritious and not
in the two categories above! |
