Braces Instructions/Emergency Care

NO GUM!

• Sticky foods like gum will destroy your braces!
• Do not bite on hard things like pens, pencils, ice, forks, spoons, hard pretzels, chips!
• Breakages mean wearing braces longer.

BRUSH!

• Immediately brush after every time you eat a meal/snack!
• Do not let food sit on your teeth (ew gross!)
• Not brushing means cavities and permanent white marks on your teeth.
• You can use a proxy brush if you need to and floss under the wire as needed.