Caring for Teeth with Braces

A great way to create a beautiful and confident smile is aligning your teeth with braces.  However, wearing braces can be challenging.  It is hard to keep them clean.  The food are easily stuck to the orthodontic wire and brackets. If you are not able to keep the teeth clean during treatment, the teeth may have decay, the gum may become inflamed, the staining of the teeth may occur.  All of these may negatively affect the result that you want to have.



Your diet modification is important !

Cutting down on sweet will help you to reduce the chance of having tooth decay.  Avoid eating "sticky" sugary food.  Also, watch out for extreme hard foods (such as chewing on ice and bone) because they can damage the braces.  Generally, it is best to eat softer food and to cut hard chunk of food into smaller bites.

The following video will show you how to care for you teeth while wearing braces.

For more information, call 281-807-6111, or visit our website www.softdental.com

Minh Nguyen, D.D.S.