FOOD FOR ORTHODONTIC THOUGHT:
To Be Posted on your Refrigerator Door.

THINGS YOU CAN NOT EAT OR CHEW.

ICE... A thousand times NO. It will totally destroy your braces.

PIZZA CRUST... The hard crust bends wires.

HARD PRETZELS... Bends wires, loosens bands, knocks off brackets.

DORITOS, TACOS, TOSTITOS, CHEETOS, FRITOS and the like... will form a hard ball and break your braces.

CARAMEL CANDY, GUM OF ANY TYPE, STICKY CHEWY CANDY...Sticky goo which pulls off wires and feeds the bacteria in your mouth.

HARD ROLLS, BAGELS... Bends the wire and knocks off brackets.

BEEF JERKY, SLIM JIMS... Tough as nails.

SUCKERS... You might weaken and bite.

NUTS... No nuts of any kind.

PENS and PENCILS... Favorite exam time food, breaks everything.

POPCORN... The little shells get between the gum and band - hurts you like crazy.

RAW CARROTS OR HARD VEGETABLES...Hard as rocks. Make sure you shred, slice, or dice.

Eating these foods will loosen the braces, but you may not discover the problem until hours or days latter... Surprise! Loose bands, broken wires, and detacthed bracktes cause a longer treatment time.

Loose bans, broken wires, and detached bracktes cause a longer treatment.

Dr. Fredrick H. Sammons, D.D.S., M.S.
Orthodontist

1040 20TH STREET
HUNTINGTON, WV
(304) 522-3512

6400 E. PEA RIDGE RD.
BARBOURSVILLE, WV
(304) 736-7331