Summer Orthodontic Safety Tips
Summer vacation has finally arrived, which marks the beginning of fun activities, such as camp, sports and various other forms of excitement. Here are a few seasonal tips:
- If you have braces, make sure that your mouthguard is not a custom fit mouthguard. Wearing a custom fit mouthguard could restrict the amount of tooth movement, and delay progress. We have mouthguards specific to orthodontic treatment for our patients. Please call or stop in if you need one, and we would be happy to provide you with the correct size.
- If you are in Invisalign treatment, you still need to wear a mouthguard as aligners are not meant to protect your teeth from injury.
- Along with all the fun sports and other activities are the wonderful summer cookouts; and what is a cookout without delicious corn on the cob? You can still enjoy fresh, summer corn, just cut it off the cob first! With all the hot weather, ice cubes also become very tempting to crunch on. Please remember that the pressure created from biting into an ice cube is enough pressure to break a bracket right off of your tooth!
- Finally, sports drinks are bad for your teeth due to the high sugar content. To make sure you stay hydrated this summer, drink plenty of cool, refreshing water.
Keep in mind that treatment and care for your braces is only temporary, but your beautiful smile will last a lifetime! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any one of our Sondhi-Biggs Orthodontics team members.
