Halloween Candy For Braces

Don’t get us wrong, we love seeing you in our office! However, we don’t want it to be because of a broken bracket from Halloween candy. While accidents do happen, it is easy to avoid a broken bracket or popped wire by avoiding candies that are bad for braces. Our team has listed out good and bad Halloween candy for braces.

Bad

Candy Corn

Suckers

Gum

Carmel Apples

Tootsie Rolls

Sweedish Fish

Unless you really want to see us, these treats are some you should stay away from this Halloween. A good rule of thumb is, if it’s hard, sticky, chewy or extra crunchy it could damage your braces and isn’t a good Halloween candy.

Good

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

KitKats

Soft Chocolate

Hershey’s Kisses

M&M’s

Pixy Stix’s

Don’t worry, you’re still able to eat some of the best Halloween candy! If your bag is full of Hershey Kisses, KitKats or Reese’s you’re in for a good night. 

A Few Tips For Halloween Candy For Braces

As you can see there are still plenty of great Halloween candy options! The candy we suggest you steer away from is to help make sure the small and hard pieces don’t break your brackets. 

We want to remind you that while there are good Halloween candy, it is still candy. Brackets and wires are able to trap food which, if left unbrushed, can cause the bacteria in your mouth to feed on the sugars. 

Now that you know all about the different types of Halloween candy for braces, we hope you have an enjoyable (and spooky) Halloween!