Making Braces Fit into Your Life

When you get braces at ARCH Orthodontics there are a few things you’ll have to adjust to get optimal results in the shortest amount of time. If you have any questions about the “do’s and don’ts” of living with braces, feel free to ask your ARCH doctor or any member of our ARCH team during your next adjustment!

Eating

When you have braces there are a few types of food that can damage your brackets and bend your wires leading to more appointments and longer treatment times. Any foods that have hard insides, like fruit pits, or meat on bones, cut into pieces and chew on your back teeth; with braces, that is the best way to “eat” them. By simply avoiding sticky, chewy, crunchy, and hard foods, your Orthodontic experience will be much easier with fewer “emergencies.”

Cleaning

You’ll never believe the amount of food that can get stuck between your braces when you eat! In addition to causing bad breath and tooth decay, it looks pretty gross. We have developed the ARCH Orthodontics rule of 5’s to help – ask for your special bookmark- art work created by one of our patients – it” sums” up the rule of 5’s beautifully. It’s so important to brush your teeth after every meal and floss every day. It may be a hassle, but it’ll all be worth it in the end when you show off your bright, healthy smile. It is a hassle to learn the new routine but worth it in the

quality of your tooth enamel and gums when we are done. Remember the ARCH Orthodontics rule of 5’s

Sports

Protecting your smile when you play sports is essential whether you have braces or not. Mouthguards help protect your teeth and gums from injury. The team at ARCH Orthodontics can provide a mouth guard that will promote tooth movement while in treatment. After treatment we can create a custom mouth guard, fit just for you, that can last years if you plan on participating further in any sport! We are glad to do it, love those ARCH smiles “for generations to come.”

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