Thursday, October 16, 2014

Enjoying Halloween With Braces

Pediatric Dentistry of Garden City & Glen Cove
Garden City:516-222-5100
Glen Cove: 516-759-7000

Halloween is right around the corner and for kid's with braces, it's not always easy to know what you can eat.  While we always recommend choosing healthy snacks, here are a few tips to help you enjoy Halloween with braces.

Halloween Tips:

  • Choose Soft Snacks - Candies like peanut butter cups that are soft and mushy are a better choice than harder candies that can damage your brackets.
  • Eat Festive Fruits - Candy apples and bobbing for apples can be damaging to braces.  Try healthier, thinly sliced apples instead.  You can dip them in yogurt or chocolate sauce for sweetness.
  • Avoid Sticky Candies - Taffy, licorice, caramel and other sticky snacks can be tough to chew.  They can get caught in your braces and even break the brackets loose.  Choose treats that are easier on your teeth instead!
  • Try Baked Goods - Brownies and other soft baked goods won't damage your braces.  Just make sure that the brownies are free of nuts or other hard foods that could be harmful to braces.
Check out these articles from Parents magazine and ehow for more tips on how to celebrate Halloween with braces.

As always, remember to brush after eating any sugary treats!  Patients with braces should take extra care to make sure they are brushing and flossing their teeth well.  Contact our office with any questions you have about how to keep your teeth healthy this Halloween.  

Call 516-222-5100 to contact our Garden City office or 516-759-7000 to contact our Glen Cove office. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and check out our YouTube channel!

2 comments:

  1. My friend's daughter just had braces put on a few months ago. She told her the same thing, "avoid sticky candy". I couldn't believe she refrained from eating sticky candies. I suppose it's even more important to brush and floss regularly with braces. http://www.lowdersmiles.com/life-with-braces

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