Foods to Enjoy and Avoid with Braces

When you got new dental braces for straightening your misaligned teeth and feel some soreness or uncomfortable with your new braces. When you have braces food can get caught in the braces & cause cavities. Food and other meals easily caught & hide in your teeth with braces. Good oral hygiene is essential, particularly when you are wearing braces. We provide tips how to properly take care of your braces.

Foods to Avoid with BracesChewy foods — bagels, licorice

Crunchy foods — popcorn, chips, ice

Sticky foods — caramel candies, chewing gum

Hard foods — nuts, hard candies

Foods that require biting into — corn on the cob, apples, carrots

Foods you CAN eat with braces

Dairy — soft cheese, pudding, milk-based drinks Breads — soft tortillas, pancakes, muffins without nuts Grains — pasta, soft cooked rice Meats/poultry — soft cooked chicken, meatballs, lunch meats Seafood — tuna, salmon, crab cakes Vegetables — mashed potatoes, steamed spinach, beans Fruits — applesauce, bananas, fruit juice Chocolate (Plain M&M's, plain Hershey Kisses, 3 Musketeer Bar,

KitKat, Resses Cups, Reeses Pieces, Chocolate Bars with out nuts or caramel, Nestle Crunch Bars, Snow Caps)

Marshmallow Chips (beware of restaurant type) Cheetos Pirate's Booty (popcorn substitute) Soft Breads or Toast (bite size) Sandwiches (bite size) Pizza (bite size) Burritos Hamburgers and Hotdogs (bite size) Meat (bite size with out bone, chewy meat may be hard on your jaw

joints) Salads Raw Vegetables (bite size) Cooked Vegetables (bite size) Potatoes Fruit (bite size) Fruit Smoothies

About UsEast Gate Orthodontics is well known for treating its patients with personal care. Our team of professionals is truly dedicated to guide you and to provide you with the right treatment that is necessary to sort out your complex dental problems. Our primary concern is towards your teeth issues and every time we make sure that you are getting relaxed and comfort during the treatment.

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East Gate Orthodontics

25401 Eastern Marketplace Plaza, Suite 100

Chantilly, VA 20152

Phone: (703) 542-6336

Fax: (703) 542-6775

http://www.eastgateorthodontics.com/life-with-braces