I'm getting braces soon. What are foods can't and can eat?

Question: I have friends who eat gum, chips and other stuffs, but my dentist says the usual, no gum, hard foods, etc. My sister has braces and listen to the dentists advice and brushed like he told her, but she broke her brackets 6 times in 22 days, following his directions. My friends didn't listen to a word he said, but never got any of his stuff broken...

Answers:
Well brushing your teeth like they say is good cause if you dont then when you get them off it will look bad. As far as food I didnt really stay away from much just dont bite into a hard peice of candy like its not hard or something. And as for gum do sugar free it gets stuck to your braces if its not sugar free. And if you are on date or something I would avoid things like burgers the bread will get stuck in the braces and thats a turn off. I had braces for 4 years so I know more about this than I want to.

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No bubble gum or dark soda for you!

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