Examples of Sticky Foods to Avoid:
While you are wearing braces, please avoid eating hard foods, sticky foods and foods high in sugar. Hard foods can break or damage the wires and brackets, and sticky foods can get caught between the wires and brackets. Minimize the amount of sugary foods you eat; the sugar can cause tooth decay and other related problems.
• Gum (sugar-free or regular)
• Licorice
• Sugar Daddies
• Toffee
• Tootsie Rolls
• Caramels
• Starburst
• Skittles
• Now-n-Laters
Examples of Hard Foods to Avoid:
• Ice
• Nuts
• Hard taco shells
• French bread crust/rolls
• Corn on the cob
• Apples and carrots (unless cut into small pieces)
• Bagels
• Popcorn
• Chips
• Jolly Ranchers
• Pizza crust
• Uncooked carrots (unless cut)
Minimize Sugary Foods like:
We encourage patients to quit bad habits, such as fingernail biting, pencil and pen chewing and chewing on foreign objects. All of these activities can break or damage your braces.
• Cake
• Ice Cream
• Cookies
• Pie
• Candy
Only Once a Day:
• Soda
• Sweetened tea
• Gatorade
• Kool-Aid
• Drinks with sugar
