No-No List

ICE

A thousand times NO! Ice will totally destroy your braces.



PIZZA CRUST

The hard crust can bend wires.



HARD PRETZELS

Bends wires, loosens bands and knocks off brackets.



DORITOS, TACOS, TOSTITOS, CHEETOS, FRITOS

Will form a hard ball and break your braces.



CARAMEL CANDY, BUBBLE GUM

Sticky goo which pulls off wires and fees the bacteria in your mouth.



HARD ROLLS, BAGELS, BONES

Bends the wire and knocks off brackets.



BEEF JERKY or SLIM JIMS

Tough as nail is.



SUCKERS

You might weaken and bite down breaking brackets.



NUTS

No nuts of any kind!



RIBS

Knocks off brackets.



PENS AND PENCILS

Everyone’s favorite exam time food! Breaks Everything!



POPCORN

The little shells get between the gum and the band- hurts like crazy!!



RAW CARROTS

Hard as rocks.



CORN ON THE COB

Knocks off brackets.



* Eating these foods will loosen the braces, but you may not discover the problem until hours or days later…Surprise! Loose bands, broken wires, and detached brackets cause a longer treatment time.

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