Foods to Avoid

Sticky Foods to Avoid

Gum (sugar-free or regular)

Licorice

Sugar Daddies

Toffee

Tootsie Rolls

Caramels

Starburst

Hard Foods to Avoid

Ice

Nuts

Hard taco shells

French bread crust/rolls

Corn on the cob

Apples and carrots (unless cut into small pieces)

Bagels

Chips

Jolly Ranchers

Pizza crust

Uncooked carrots (unless cut)

Sugary Foods to Minimize

Cake

Ice Cream

Cookies

Pie

Candy

Beverages to Limit

Soda

Sweetened tea

Gatorade

Kool-Aid

Drinks with sugar

We encourage patients to quit bad habits, such as fingernail biting, pencil and pen chewing and chewing on foreign objects. All of these activities can break or damage your braces.

It’s important to regularly check your braces for bent or loose wires and brackets. If you have a loose/broken wire or bracket, please call our Angleton or Lake Jackson orthodontics office immediately to arrange a repair appointment.