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Foods to Avoid During Your Orthodontic Treatment

There are a variety of foods Dr. Underwood wants you to avoid while you're wearing braces. Some foods can occasionally damage braces, but certain foods can bend the wires or even break the brackets on your braces. If you’re wearing braces, you should avoid starch, sugar and gummy foods, as these foods can be difficult to remove during brushing. Foods that are high in sugar and starch tend to cause plaque, cavities and even tooth decay.

Avoid tough meats, hard breads and raw vegetables such as carrots and celery. Before long, you'll be able to bite a cucumber again. But you'll need to protect your orthodontic appliances when you eat for as long as you're wearing braces.

Foods you should avoid include:

• Chewy foods: bagels, hard rolls, licorice
• Crunchy foods: popcorn, ice, chips
• Sticky foods: caramels, gum
• Hard foods: nuts, candy
• Foods you have to bite into: corn on the cob, apples, carrots

Also, chewing on hard things (for example, pens, pencils or fingernails) can damage the braces. Damaged braces will cause treatment to take longer.

If you have any questions on which foods you should be avoiding and why, we invite you to give Underwood Orthodontics a call or ask our staff during your next visit.

Dr. Underwood at the 2011 AAO Annual Session in Chicago

To better serve our patients at Underwood Orthodontics with the highest quality orthodontic care available, Dr. Underwood and our entire team are committed to continuing education into the exciting world of orthodontics.

One of the ways we improve our service is by attending conferences, meetings and seminars, and this weekend, Dr. Underwood will be in Chicago attending the AAO Annual Session, an educational event that is one of the largest orthodontic conventions in the world – and one that allows us to consult with orthodontists from around the country and stay up-to-date on all the most cutting-edge technologies and orthodontic treatment options available. This, in turn, allows us to give you, our wonderful patients, the best treatment experience possible.

If you’ve got an appointment scheduled with us soon, we invite you to ask us about our Chicago trip, including what we learned and how continuing education and acquisition of new technology helps us serve you more effectively.

Dr. Underwood announces our New Discoveries in Paleontology Contest

It seems as though paleontologists are always announcing these groundbreaking discoveries that change the way we think about dinosaurs and prehistoric life. In fact, the first nearly complete juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex was actually discovered right here in the United States! For our spring contest, Dr. Underwood would like to ask you, our amazing patients: what would THIS dinosaur look like when it was living? What would YOU name YOUR discovery? We encourage you to put on your thinking cap and share your creative ideas with our team!

Feel free to click the image blow to enlarge and print it at your convenience. You can use any materials or mediums to express your ideas, so have fun! Our only contest requirement is that we receive your entry by June 30, 2011. Contest entries may be submitted in person, by mail or by emailing morgan@underwoodorthodontics.com.