Any tips for eating with braces?

Question

I got my braces 6 hours ago, and it's not the pain that's bothering me (haven't had any), but it's the eating...

I've eaten only mashed potatoes, but it took me a really long time...

Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

try eating yogurt, applesauce and peanut butter try not to open your mouth to wide either because  it is more painful

Answer 2

You can eat just about everything you did beforehand, and don't worry about the brackets or appliances falling out or coming off.  They're very, very tight on there-- You'll get used to it soon!  

Answer 3

Run and hide from corn on the cob

Answer 4

Well I Have Had Braces for a few monthes now, And I found When I first got them that it felt really weird and was kind of hard to eat things, so I Would eat some yogurt today, and then tommorow try something more solid, gradually pul you self into it, and in a week you dont even notice you have braces,

Good luck.

Answer 5

when i got my braces on at like 8 or 9 in the morning it didnt hurt, but i stayed home the wholeeee day just in case. instead of going to school. they didnt hurt until 6p.m. later that day. i couldn't even eat pizza or the soft pizza crust cuz it hurt even  more when i ate so i had milk and cookies that day for dinner and breakfast the next day. i would also eat soft things like mashed potatoes like you mentioned and applesauce and ice cream. my ortho actually told me to eat ice cream cuz its good for braces.                          

later after bout 3-4 days when they don't hurt anymore on my ortho sheet it said dont eat popcorn (the hulls get stuck in the braces), don't chew gum, and no hard candy or chewy candy. and also cut hard foods like apples and carrots etc. into bite size pieces and chew on your back teeth. other than the cutting food into bite size pieces thing i broke all of the other rules. other foods may get stuck in your teeth but not popcorn. at least not for me. so use your tongue to get the stuck pieces out.

Answer 6

Eat Normally, nothing to worry about, it is rigid, you are afraid to displace it, but it is strong, eat normally, you will get used to it soon.