Diet Advice for Fixed Braces
When you’re wearing a fixed brace:
- Avoid sugary foods and snacks.
- Avoid hard or sticky/chewy foods, such as toffee, chewing gum, chocolates, nuts and hard crusty bread.
- Avoid all fizzy drinks as these are acidic and can erode tooth enamel.
More Tips:
- From now on, cut all your food into smaller pieces and chew on your back teeth.
- Biting directly into hard food like apples or carrots with your front teeth may loosen or damage the bracket components.
- Biting your fingernails may also result in damage to your braces.
- Do not touch, play with, or pick at your braces.
- Keep fruity drinks to mealtimes only and choose sugar free drinks where possible.
- Looking after your brace helps maintain a shorter treatment!
