Help!

[sasko]

Hi to all the people who have just had your braces off! hope everything went well!
I thought i'd come to you guys as ive only just got my braces on 2 days ago and im already panicing about what i can eat and cannot eat/drink!
So as you have all gone through the experience i thought if any suggestions about foods/drinks that you thought were okay eating with braces and things that may have broken your braces or damaged them would be most helpful!

Also, ive got an 18th birthday party to attent to tomorrow and first there starting off at pizza express for a meal so i thought would pizza be ok to eat? i dont eat cheese on pizza anyway as im allergic so i thought the base and the pizza sauce would be ok? unless the pizza sauce stains your braces? and then were off to a friends for drinks so is alcohol ok to drink?
S.

[unhappywithbite]

I had clear top braces, and anything red or brown stains them to a gross yellowy, brown even sometimes green color.
also don't chew gum or eat hard candy or chew on popcorn seeds.

[justjenn]

I've never had any problems with my ceramic braces staining. My powerchains are another story though.

Be carefully what you eat. If the braces are glued on properly, you shouldn't break any. However, your mouth might be sore and make it harder to eat pizza. I would recommend not eating the crunchy crust yet. Also, be careful about hard chips. Otherwise, use your best judgement. If it hurts to eat it, don't eat it.