Your smile is one of the biggest assets that you have as it not only contributes greatly to how others perceive you but also plays a great role in the proper chewing and digestion of food. Naturally, your pearly whites have a direct impact on your overall health and thus taking care of them is not an option but a necessity.
Misaligned or crooked teeth act as constraints in your way of achieving the perfect smile apart from making chewing difficult and giving rise to several oral issues. Here comes the need for braces Cape Town for straightening your teeth as well as for ensuring that they function correctly.
If you are not following the instructions provided by your Cape Town Orthodontist properly, your appliance won't be as effective and you will end up with unsatisfactory results. The major culprits that can wreak havoc on your orthodontic device are some of the bad habits that many indulge in.
Here an attempt is made to bring forth some of those red flags so that you can stay aware and shun those habits and keep your braces safe.
Using the Teeth as Tools - The brackets on the braces can be damaged if you try to remove a tag or open a bag of chips with your chompers. Your teeth can also be chipped because of this and can be forced to shift out of the right alignment which is the entire motive of using the appliance. So it is advisable to go for scissors instead.
Eating Ice - Having ice after a cold drink can be quite tempting especially on a hot day but that can result in terrible consequences. Ice being hard and cold can wreak havoc on both your teeth as well as your orthodontic tool. The brackets and wires can be damaged as a result of that and it can make the teeth pain at the time of drinking and eating.
Nail Biting - Biting the nails is another habit that you should avoid once you are trying to align your teeth. In between the teeth and brackets, bits of nails that have broken in the act can remain lodged. Moreover, the process of nail-biting can exert pressure on the wires and brackets that are sufficient to snap of them. You should keep the nails painted and short to discourage this habit.
Chewing on Non-edible Items - Chewing on pencils, pens, straws and other random objects is common practice in school and office that most people are guilty of. But the brackets can chip, shift or break if you keep chewing on the non-edible objects. The braces are not tools that can bear constant pressure and so you should limit your chewing to just your meals and snacks.
Sucking the Thumb - Thumb sucking can start at an early age and continue till adolescence that can result in the misalignment of the teeth. This makes these orthodontic tools mandatory for many. Braces get less effective if users continue sucking thumbs even after opting for them. You can wrap the thumbs in a cloth or cover the thumbs with bitter-tasting liquids to avoid this.
Not Wearing Mouthguards - It is vital to wear a mouthguard if you are participating in contact sports. This is because your mouth can be hit by a hard object which can result in damaging the appliance apart from harming your tongue, smile, and cheeks. So whenever you are active don't forget to wear mouthguards.
Having Sticky Foods - Once you have braces this is the most vital habit to get rid of. The sticky foods are responsible for breaking the brackets as well as bending the wires. These foods can also improve the chance of cavities by holding to the Braces. So stay away from foods like caramel, gums, candies, taffy, and like items.
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