When I first got my braces on I was giving a short consultation before I was let go. During this consultation the assistant gave me a pamphlet which all the things I should avoid eating. I wish I took a picture of it before throwing it out, but it had pictures of all these items.
In general you should avoid eating:
1. Hard foods
2. Sticky foods
3. Sweets
Some examples are nuts, hard pizza crust, corn on the cob, ribs, Doritos, popcorn, ice, raw carrots, gum, beef jerky, hard candy, and etc.
The idea behind avoiding these types of foods is to avoid having your braces knocked out and things stuck in between your teeth or brackets which could cause some problems with the movement of the teeth.
What do I eat now with braces on?
I actually don't really follow these rules. The only main difference in my diet is actually eating less sweets. I also don't bite into hard foods like apples.
However, I still eat nuts, ribs, Doritos gum, and etc. So yes, you can still eat real food with braces. However, you must be careful when eating hard food. The main point is that you do not want to knock one of your braces off. If you must eat hard foods, try to chew them with your molars and not with your front teeth.
Whatever you eat, just be careful and you will be fine.
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Sunday, February 21, 2010
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Day 15 with the Damon Braces and Eating
Status Summary: I am finally eat properly.
It has been a long 2 weeks. And yes, I can finally eat properly. I remember I tried eating an apple on Day 6 and it was unsuccessful and ended up throwing it away. It was cut into tiny pieces but my teeth were still too sensitive.
Here is how small I cut them.
Now I can pretty much eat anything. I guess the thing anyone should avoid is having hard food hit the brackets and knock them off.
Pain? Not really, a couple of molars felt itchy yesterday but I realized this means they are loose - just like how it felt when I was loosing my milk teeth. I also noticed I tend to push them, kind of giving them a nudge, so that that can move faster - probably not a good idea.
My bite has changed. I can definitely feel that my bite is slightly different. From the pictures it is actually closer than before even with the 2 composite materials still holding my bite slightly opened. This is probably why I can bite better and eat better now.
Day 15 pictures with the Damon Braces System (I will be taking more of these so that I can track my progress better):
It has been a long 2 weeks. And yes, I can finally eat properly. I remember I tried eating an apple on Day 6 and it was unsuccessful and ended up throwing it away. It was cut into tiny pieces but my teeth were still too sensitive.
Here is how small I cut them.
Now I can pretty much eat anything. I guess the thing anyone should avoid is having hard food hit the brackets and knock them off.
Pain? Not really, a couple of molars felt itchy yesterday but I realized this means they are loose - just like how it felt when I was loosing my milk teeth. I also noticed I tend to push them, kind of giving them a nudge, so that that can move faster - probably not a good idea.
My bite has changed. I can definitely feel that my bite is slightly different. From the pictures it is actually closer than before even with the 2 composite materials still holding my bite slightly opened. This is probably why I can bite better and eat better now.
Day 15 pictures with the Damon Braces System (I will be taking more of these so that I can track my progress better):
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