WHAT FOODS TO EAT IF I HAVE JUST HAD BRACES?
Have you just started orthodontic treatment? You are probably wondering what you can or should eat if you have just had braces. Their placement can affect or alter your meals for a while, due to the discomfort that some foods can cause you.
What to eat if you have just had braces?
It's not about what foods you can't eat, but what cooking changes you can make to enjoy a more pleasurable and healthier diet.
In the early days
With braces, even for a few weeks, it is normal to feel discomfort or pain, this occurs due to the pressure exerted by the brackets on the teeth to try to move them. During this period, it is advisable to eat soft foods in order to facilitate chewing and reduce discomfort:
- Purees and soups
- Cooked food
- Fish and chicken
- Salads
In short, we will resort to all those tender and crushed foods that facilitate chewing and do not require excessive force with the jaw muscles.
To facilitate dental hygiene
Wearing braces can complicate oral cleaning. It is common due to its appliances the accumulation of food debris in the interdental spaces, therefore, should avoid eating foods such as:
- Fibrous meats
- Sticky and/or crunchy foods
To avoid the appearance of sores, it is also important to know what to eat with braces recently put on, because it is very common the appearance of sores or some irritations. In order not to hinder the healing of these wounds it is best to avoid foods such as:
- Citrus fruits
- The spicy
- Foods with rough texture
Don't forget your appointment with us
Just as important as modifications to your diet, is dental cleaning in orthodontic patients. Regardless of whether food can become trapped, braces add extra difficulty to daily oral hygiene.
Therefore, it is necessary that you spend more time than usual in your daily brushing and oral hygiene to remove food debris between teeth and brackets.
Don't forget to contact us if you have any questions about this or any other subject, we will be happy to help you!
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