If you are an Invisalign patient, you will not need to change your diet for treatment, as the aligners can be removed when eating.
If you have traditional wire-and-bracket braces, it is recommended that you avoid the following
during the course of your treatment:
Very chewy foods like hard rolls, bagels, licorice and others.
Hard and crunchy foods such as popcorn, nuts, hard pretzels and ice. It is also recommended in your daily life without braces that you avoid chewing ice, as it is likely to chip or crack teeth.
Sticky foods and treats like caramel, gum, taffy and others.
Overly sugary foods. Though this is typically recommended by oral health professionals in normal times, when braces are involved, it can have the added effect of causing uneven staining and decay, leading to unsightly white spots and other dental problems.
Foods that require you to bite pieces off, like corn on the cob, apples and others. (If you can prepare these foods in such a way that they do not require you to bite