Can You Eat Takis With Braces? (Proceed With Caution)

Can you eat takis with braces? Yes, but be careful. Braces can be affected by the hard and crunchy texture of Takis. Takis can crack brackets when you bite into them the wrong way. The pain of broken brackets is something I know from personal experience. Your treatment may take longer if you have to get them fixed, and they can be painful. Even though I had braces, I still ate all the foods I loved. Foods that cause me to take extra precautions when eating have simply taught me to be more cautious.

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Food “hardness” and food “stickiness” should be considered when determining what is okay to eat while wearing braces.

To prevent bending or breaking the wires in your mouth, avoid chewing anything that has hard chunks. Damage can be caused to wires by popcorn kernels, nuts, seeds, hard candy, apples, crunchy vegetables etc.

Getting stuck between the wires and brackets of your teeth can be a problem with sticky items that do not “clear” the mouth quickly. The likes of gum, caramel, taffy. Avoid eating foods that stick between your teeth, even if you don’t have braces.

After eating, excellent oral hygiene is essential with braces. After eating, swish vigorously with lots of clean water if you’re at school/work during the day

Use a soft-bristled toothbrush to brush your teeth thoroughly, but gently. Use a water pick to reach those hard-to-reach places, and use interdental brushes/picks to get between your teeth.

FOODS TO AVOID:

FOODS TO NEVER EAT

• Ice! Your braces will be completely destroyed by it.

• Hard candies and suckers! Chewing on them is just too tempting.

• Pencils and pens! They tend to destroy during final exam time because they are prime chewing targets.

• A variety of nuts, gum, caramel, taffy, and peanuts!

Summary

So, can you eat takis with braces? You can, but best not to!

Takis are the types of chips you should avoid eating while wearing braces, so you can eat them, but it is best not to eat them while you are wearing braces. In order to maintain braces, you must decide what food you should eat and what type of food you should avoid.

The wire of your braces can be damaged if you eat something crispy, or the bracket may break if you eat crispy chips.

You should consult with your dentist first to find out what kind of guide to follow based on your treatment condition before consuming your favorite foods.

For more foods, read our comprehensive fast foods with braces post.

Can You Eat Takis With Braces?

Perry Stevens

Perry heads up a dynamic marketing team that has help the leading orthodontic practices in the USA 10X their business for over a decade. He’s a tea connoisseur, avid reader, traveling and grower of exotic fruits in his permaculture food forest.