While you are wearing braces, you can eat almost all of your favorite foods. Please stay away from these troublemakers:
- Sticky foods like gum, taffy and caramels.
- Hard foods like whole apples and carrots (Cut them into pieces first before eating them!)
- Crunchy foods like corn chips, popcorn and nuts.
- Minimize your intake of pop and soda. Not only are these beverages high in sugar which can cause cavities, but they are often very acidic and can dissolve the enamel on your teeth! Even though they are low in sugar, diet sodas are high in acid too!
Eating fewer sweets helps fight cavities. |
