What Not to Eat While Wearing Braces vs. Safe Foods to Eat While Wearing Braces

Whether you are brand new to the world of braces or have been in braces for a couple of years, you have probably heard about some of the foods that you must avoid while in treatment. Some extra crunchy, hard or chewy foods, while extremely delicious, can cause brackets and wires to break off of your teeth!
Here is a list of foods to avoid while in braces:

-French bread
-Pizza
-Pretzels
-Bagels
-Tortilla chips
-Apples
-Raw carrots and celery
-Gum
-Caramel candy

Here at TS Orthodontics, we would like to help by giving you a list of foods that are somewhat healthy and will not interfere with your orthodontic treatment! Dr. Scanlan and his team have put together a list of tasty, braces-proof foods that we hope you will enjoy! Bon appetite!

-Yogurt
-Soup
-Baked or mashed potatoes
-Ripe avocados

-Ripe bananas, peaches and papayas
-Scrambled or soft, boiled eggs
-Hummus

-Tuna
-Cooked pasta
-Smoothies
-Cooked oatmeal
-Soft, whole wheat bread

-Quiche
-Applesauce
-Rice
-Cooked beans
-Cottage cheese