First, the most important, is to pay attention to oral hygiene After the orthodontic appliances are worn in, you will find that the cleaning becomes less easy, brushing your teeth is more difficult than usual, but you have to be more serious about brushing your teeth instead. If conditions allow, it is best to add a rinse, gap brush, floss, etc., for a more thorough and meticulous cleaning. Dentist Li Rang asks his patients to eat three meals a day, with some fruit snacks afterward, and then they have to brush their teeth for at least five minutes at a time, on a timer. Attention is brushing, brushing is gargling can not replace. Otherwise, it is easy to cause the accumulation of food debris around the bracket, and in the long run, it is easy to cause the decalcification and discoloration of the tooth surface around the bracket and even caries. Second, diet After the first wearing of orthodontic appliances and the first few days after each re-consultation, you will feel that your teeth are sore, painful and soft, you will feel weak in biting, it hurts a little bit to brush your teeth and you don’t dare to touch them, which is a normal phenomenon. During these days, eat some soft food and semi-fluid food, such as rotten noodles, rice porridge, egg custard, etc. Everything will be fine after a few days. During the whole period of treatment, normal diet will not be affected, but you must try to avoid eating hard food, such as bones, nuts, etc. This kind of food can be eaten after removing the bones and shells. Things with cores, such as plums, dates, licorice apricots, etc., these types of snacks can have the cores removed before consumption. Try to avoid chewing and cutting actions, such as chewing on rice, chewing on apples, etc. It is better to cut the fruit into small pieces and put them directly into the mouth to eat. Once the brackets fall off due to lack of attention to diet, first of all, it is often necessary to reconfigure and cement the brackets, resulting in additional costs; secondly, it affects the orthodontic treatment, resulting in an unnecessary waste of time Foods to be avoided: 1. Ice cubes – the ultimate orthodontic device destroyer! 2, all glutinous rice food and sticky food, such as glutinous rice cake, etc. 3, absolutely do not gnaw on crabs, chicken legs, bones, etc., you can tear off the meat and eat it. 4, outside objects, such as pens, pencils, fingernails and straws. 5, popcorn … shells can be embedded in the orthodontic appliances to cause gum infection 6, sugary drinks and carbonated beverages, including phosphoric acid can cause enamel staining and cavities. 7, Candy such as fruit candy, mints, bubble gum, rainbow candy, gummy bears, gummy bears, and so on. 8, hard bread, cakes, snacks such as thick pizza crust, hard whole wheat bread, nuts, recommended food: 1, rice, noodles, steamed bread, rice paste and other soft staple food. 2, Fruits, carrots, and celery that have been cut into small pieces are beneficial. 3, ice cream and yogurt. Third, is to comply with the doctor’s orders on time to follow the scheduled time to the orthodontist for examination, replacement of steel wire, wear rubber band, etc., such as not on time to follow-up will artificially prolong the course of orthodontic treatment or even cause the teeth to lose control of the adverse consequences. In case of bracket fall off or wire scraping mouth and other emergencies, go to your dentist in time to seek help. Fourth, wearing a retainer After the end of orthodontic treatment, the doctor will make a retainer for you to stabilize the teeth in the new position of good alignment, the time and method of wearing a retainer varies from person to person, and a few periodontal problems even need to wear a lifelong patient, please follow the doctor’s instructions. Don’t take it lightly even if you have changed your retainer, make sure you wear it properly. You should go to the doctor every six months to have your retainer adjusted and to make recommendations on when and how to wear it for the next period of time. These are the precautions during orthodontic treatment, which are applicable to both adults and children.