Braces - Food??!
Question: Is it ok to eat pizza? Would the cheese get in the way of the braces?
It is my first day with braces - any suggestions?
(they are annoying!!)
Answers: Is it ok to eat pizza? Would the cheese get in the way of the braces?
It is my first day with braces - any suggestions?
(they are annoying!!)
yeah braces are rough the first week, while you get used to them.
i have had them for 3 years and i still cut up my pizza slices into smaller pieces. if the cheese is really hot it can get stuck, but it's pretty easy to clean, esp with those go-between brushes. i also cut up bagels, sandwiches and fruit (like apples & pears).
i bet your orthodontist gave you the same speech i got about all the stuff you cant eat like popcorn (which i miss the most!), caramel, taffy, hard pretzels, gum, she told me not to crunch ice too, but i do that alot with crushed ice.
when you go for your monthly appointments, your mouth may be sore for a day or 2. it might help to take tylenol or ibuprofen before the visit, and then eat soft stuff like ice cream, applesauce, soup, yogurt, etc, or nutritional drinks like ensure or boost are good if you dont feel like eating at all.
hope this helps. good luck!
Don't think that pizza will be a problem. Just stay away from gummi candy and caramel and hard foods.
Yes, the cheese will get stuck in your braces so do what I used to do, if you wanna use a fork and knife to cut the pizza into small pieces so then you wont use the front of your mouth wont make much contact with the pizza. Or when your laz ( I did this will all my food ) just rip off small pieces at a time so again it wont make much contact with your braces.
Wow first day? I assure you that you wont be able to eat pizza properly fo atleast 3 days or any type of food like that.
Haha when I had braces I was so insecure of things getting in my braces that I ripped off small pieces from everything and now that's how I eat by ripping off pieces : )
Ive had braces for about a year i just ate pizza about 10 minutes ago. they say your not allowed to eat hard crust and so on but i dont listen lol i just be careful but you may have things stuck in your teeth but its nothing
Yeah, I've eaten it a lot. Nope! =)
Ice cream!!! Smoothies. All soft foods!!
- mariah