Food List
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| GO Go For It |
YIELD Yield & Be Careful |
STOP Stop & Avoid |
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| Soft chips like Pringles Pizza –(No Hard Crust) Soft Tacos (not hard) Cheese Puffs Meatloaf / Sausage Spaghetti / Hotdogs Burritos / Sandwiches Cheese / Pancakes Cereal / French toast Twinkies / Soft Breads Fruits Peaches / Bananas Grapes / Oranges Plums / Strawberries Vegetables Peas / Beans French Fries Steamed/ Squash / Broccoli Brussel Sprouts Candy Three Musketeers Reeses Cups Hershey bars (without NUTS) Hershey Kisses M&M’s (without NUTS) |
Ribs, Chicken, Pork Chops (Cut the meat off the bone) Corn-on-the-cob (cut off the cob) Apples, Celery, Carrots (cut into small bite-size pieces) Crunchy Peanut-Butter Big Sub Sandwiches Pears (if hard cut up like apples) Hamburger (take small bites) Pickles (soft not crispy) Cookies (soft only) |
Nuts Ice Gum (all types) Cheetos Popcorn Caramels Hard Tacos Jolly Ranchers Now & Laters Tootsie Rolls Skittles Pretzels Suckers Hard Bread Sugar Daddies Candy Bars (with nuts or nuts or caramel) Toffee Jerky |
FOODS TO BE CAREFUL WITH IF YOU HAVE A SPECIAL APPLIANCE
Stringy Spaghetti
French Bread
Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Pizza with HOT Cheese
Shredded Lettuce
CONCERNS AND HOME SOLUTIONS
- Loose Band or Bracket – If band or bracket is still attached to wire, leave in place. If uncomfortable, place wax on it. If it comes out completely, wrap the brace in a tissue, call office.
- Loose Wire – Try to place wire back in band with tweezers. If that is not possible, clip wire with fingernail clippers behind last tooth to which it is securely fastened. If any discomfort, place wax on wire. Be careful to remove any loose wire clippings.
- Poking Wire – Try to push wire down with a spoon or eraser. If not possible, place wax on wire.
- Lost Tiewire or elastic tie – Notify us by telephone.
- Soreness – Use warm saltwater rinses and/or Tylenol or aspirin.
- Headgear – If facebow is bent or not fitting properly, call office to schedule an adjustment.
- Loose Appliance – If appliance is sticking or poking, place wax on it.
