ORTHODONTICS : How To Eat With Braces - Tips & Advice

Eating with braces can be tricky. The irony of braces is that they help and hurt your teeth at the same time: They help because they correct serious alignment issues, but they also hurt because they make it a little harder to practice your oral health routine.

Brushing and flossing are more difficult, and you need to be more conscious of what you eat and drink.

There are certain foods you can eat with braces, and certain foods to avoid with braces — and it helps to know which is which.

The brackets for your braces are cemented onto the surface of your teeth, which is called the enamel.

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The stronger your enamel, the better your braces will stick to your teeth and stay strong.

Keeping the area around the brackets clean and clear of food will also help preserve your teeth and your braces.


Fuente: Youtube / Mar Orthodontics