What to eat during orthodontics

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Now many people have chosen orthodontics, indeed through orthodontics to improve the beauty, but during the correction period to pay attention to diet problems!

What to eat during orthodontics

The principle of diet for the first time to wear an appliance is that when you wear an appliance or steel wire for the first time, because the teeth are under the force of correction, they are in a state from no force to sudden force. Most people will feel pain and even refuse to open their mouth, let alone eat. So you should eat soft food in the first two or three days, such as porridge, noodles and so on. Decide when you can resume eating rice according to your adaptation.

Usually, the foods that should be avoided, such as sugar cane, spareribs, crabs, popsicles and so on, spareribs, chicken legs, beef jerky, snacks with core and shell, etc., should be prohibited because it takes a lot of effort to bite or chew such foods, which will loosen the appliance and deform the steel wire, affecting the movement of teeth.

Eat more vegetables and fruits (pay attention to cut apples into small pieces, so as not to loosen brackets), and supplement more vitamins, which can reduce oral ulcer and angular stomatitis. A lot of friends who wear appliances are more likely to have oral ulcers or rotten corners than ordinary people because they respond to the stimulation of appliances. So should be more conscious to supplement adequate vitamins, diet is the most simple and effective method. Lemon, grape, strawberry, mango, watermelon, tomato, Hami melon, asparagus, cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, potato are rich in vitamin C, you might as well take more.

matters needing attention

The principle of chewing is that there are appliances on the teeth, so it is difficult for anyone to eat freely, so no matter what food you eat, you'd better chew it carefully and swallow it slowly, so as to avoid biting the tooth or loosening the appliance. If you encounter bite food such as apples, it is best to cut into small pieces to eat, in order to avoid biting the appliance.