Happy June and happy summer! We've all waited for this, especially since this past winter was extra long and extra cold! But before you jump all in to swimming, campfires, cookouts, and starry nights we at Kennell Ortho want to make sure you can enjoy everything without having to call us for that dreaded broken bracket or lost Invisalign tray.
Hard or sticky and chewy foods can break a bracket by getting up and under the bracket or applying too much pressure to the wire, causing the bracket to pop off your tooth. Lots of yummy food at that family or neighborhood BBQ falls in this category. You'll want to make sure of the following:
•Make sure any meat is off the bone and cut up into smaller pieces
•Fruits and vegetables should be broken into smaller chunks, and sorry, you’ll have to take that corn off the cob
•Break up any cookies, granola, sub rolls, and crackers
•Be careful with trail mix or anything similar, nuts and popcorn love to pop brackets off
•Avoid sticky, chewy candies like starburst and taffy, and hard to chew foods like slim jim’s and jerky
We all hope you have the best summer, and we’ll see a lot of you soon!