and a list of food i can't eat so i can pig out this weekend?
2007-08-24 08:27:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
Avoid hard items and sticky items. Think no-no to rock candy, or camel apples for sure. Corn on the cob, hard candies, etc.
High sugar foods will also make it harder to keep your teeth clean. Depending on your age, if eating is a large concern, you might consider braces alternatives such as Invisalign.
2007-08-24 10:42:15 · answer #1 · answered by ScottieK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever you do, don't drink much soda. Be sure to brush your teeth well after drinking any. My mom has a cousin who had braces. She drank lots of soda. When the braces came off, she had so many cavities, she had to have all her teeth pulled and she needed dentures!
Don't eat much food with sugar and brush your teeth well after you do eat sugary foods.
Be sure to brush your teeth three times daily.
Also, don't use baking soda or teeth whitening products with braces or you will end up with darker spots on your teeth where the braces were.
2007-08-24 08:46:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you have braces make sure that you floss allot. Because I got like 4 cavities and it hurt. When I got my braces off I didn't get any stains but some people do so brush your teeth!! Even though they say not to chew gum you still can, I did and it was fine.
2007-08-24 08:40:59 · answer #3 · answered by hollister 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well they all tell u u can't eat sticky foods and you can't chew gum and stuff! i listened to that for about a month...when i had braces a few years ago everyone that had braces chewed gum...my recommendation is to not eat anything hard that would break the braces...they told me i couldn't eat carrots but i don't see what was wrong with carrots? i ate every food when i had braces and i had no problem!
2007-08-24 10:35:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not hav jolly ranchers they like get stuck in ur braces and when u eat foods like blueberries or something that can dye ur teeth brush ur teeth right after u eat something like that. And if u hav 2 wear rubber bands make sure u wear them cause if u don't u hav 2 wear braces longer..... Apples and chips can get stuck in ur braces 2 brush after them. And i would say cut up ur apples
2007-08-24 09:40:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the store and get some orthodontic wax, u can put it on your brackets when you get the braces and it will help you get used to them and help prevent ur lip from gettin stuck our lips
2007-08-24 14:19:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't worry about them - people who smile look better than people who don't and smuch their face up - braces or not.
people honestly don't care near as much as you think they do.
2007-08-24 09:42:25 · answer #7 · answered by art_flood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋