Caring for your smile starts with watching what you eat when you have braces.
What can you eat when you have braces?
Braces are orthodontic appliances that you need to treat with care. Generally, avoid all foods that are sticky, hard, or chewy. Soft foods are most recommended for those who wear braces because they are simply easier on your mouth hardware. But what can you eat with braces?
Ceramic Braces or Metal Braces?
Ceramic braces stay on your teeth as well as metal braces and are resistant against breaking and chipping. What is nice about Ceramic braces is that they won’t be noticed very easily unless the wearer calls your attention to them. They are also blended with teeth matching colors to make them blend in and make…
Foods to Avoid When Wearing Braces
Braces are orthodontic appliances that you need to treat with care. While sturdy, it still means that eating foods that are gentle on the brackets and wires that hold your braces together and in place is important. Generally, avoid all foods that are sticky, hard, or chewy. Soft foods are most recommended for those who…
Retainer doesn’t fit?
You have waited a long time to get your braces removed, but your orthodontic treatment isn’t finished yet! Right after your braces come off, orthodontic patients will receive their retainers. Sometimes after patients have their braces off we may get a few calls asking why their retainer no longer fits. One reason why this may…
Top 5 Orthodontic Myths:
Top 5 Orthodontic Myths: 1. Braces are expensive. It’s hard to put a price on a beautiful smile that you’ll keep for the rest of your life. However, we will work hard to create a plan for you that maximizes your insurance benefit and makes treatment as affordable as possible. 2 .Braces are painful. There…