No-No List

THINGS YOU CANNOT EAT, CHEW OR ANYTHING

• ICE…A thousand times NO. It will totally destroy your braces.
• PIZZA CRUST…The hard crust bends wires.
• HARD PRETZELS…Bends wires, loosens bands, knocks off brackets.
• DORITOS, TACOS, TOSTITOS, CHEETOS, FRITOS and the like…Will break off brackets.
• CARAMEL CANDY, CHEWING GUM…Sticky goo that pulls off wires and braces.
• HARD ROLLS, BAGELS, BONES…Bends the wire and knocks off brackets.
• BEEF JERKY…Tough as nails.
• SUCKERS…Too hard and full of sugar.
• NUTS…No nuts of any kind.
• RIBS…Knocks off brackets, remove meat from bone.
• PENS and PENCILS…Favorite exam time food, breaks everything.
• POPCORN…The little shells get between the gum and band – hurts you like crazy.
• RAW VEGETABLES and FRESH FRUITS…Should be cut into small pieces.
• CORN ON THE COB…Cut corn off the cob.