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Holiday Foods That Braces Wearers Should Avoid

  • December 23, 2018
  • 9:22 am
  • Braces, Dental Care, FAQ
  • Braces, Hard Candies

The holiday season can often be full of tasty treats, but it is true that braces wearers should avoid certain food items to maintain their dental health. In this blog, Dr. Steven Harrison and his team detail specific foods to avoid this holiday season.

Sweet Treats Aren’t Good For Teeth

Although you may feel a real pull toward sugar this holiday season, it is important that you avoid overly sweetened foods. It may seem like a nearly impossible task, but it is important that you make sure you do not overdo it. A holiday cookie might not cause too much damage but think about the impact of multiple cookies and sugar-rich pies and cakes. If you do eat sugar this season, make sure that you are cleaning your teeth and braces thoroughly.

Hard Candies Are Harmful

It may be hard to refuse a candy cane as a kind holiday offering, but the damage it can do to your teeth might be a good reason not to eat it. In addition to high sugar levels, candy canes can snap the wire of your braces or damage your brackets.

Don’t Be A Nutcracker

Do not eat sugary or salted nuts this holiday season. They often have hard outer shells and can cause issues with your braces wires and brackets that can be as significant as the damage caused by hard candies.

Contact Dr. Steven Harrison’s Team

If you are searching for an experienced orthodontist in the Springfield, MO, area, Dr. Steven Harrison and his team at Parkcrest Dental Group are here to help you. From your initial consultation to post-treatment follow-ups, Dr. Harrison and his team will work with you and your unique dental needs

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Meet Some of Our Doctors at Parkcrest Dental Group!

Some of the doctors at Parkcrest Dental Group

Dr. Stuart Scott (top left) is our pediatric dentist. He earned his degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry before completing a two-year residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Dr. Steven Harrison (top center) is board-certified by the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Harrison, our orthodontist, graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. He’s been with Parkcrest Dental Group since 1986.

Dr. Chanin Ropka (top right) attended UMKC before joining the United States Navy, where she served as the only dentist on board the USS Germantown (LSD 42)  and at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. Dr. Ropka began at Parkcrest Dental in 2001. Dr. Ropka began at Parkcrest Dental in 2001.

Dr. Daniel Fannin (bottom left) graduated from UMKC School of Dentistry in 1997. He completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency in 1998 before joining Parkcrest Dental Group that same year.

Dr. Steven C. Sponenberg (bottom center) has been a Springfieldian his entire life. He graduated from Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2004 before joining Parkcrest Dental Group immediately after.

Dr. Jason Hall (bottom right) is also a native Springfieldian. He earned his DDS from the University of Missouri at Kansas City Dental School in 1997. He came to Parkcrest Dental Group in 2010. Dr. Hall’s father, Stan, is also a dentist.

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