• Enjoy your Easter eggs at mealtimes, so you’re not grazing on chocolate throughout the day. This will help to limit your teeth’s exposure to sugar.
• Drink lots of water afterwards to help rinse away the chocolate and sugar.
• Brush your teeth, but not straight away. Tooth enamel is softened by sugary foods, so give your mouth at least 30 minutes to recover.
• If you’re wearing Invisalign (pictured below), make sure your teeth are free from chocolate before you pop your aligners back in.

• If you can, opt for dark chocolate, which contains less sugar and more cocoa than milk and white chocolate.
• Brush your teeth using a toothpaste that contains fluoride and floss every day.
• Use an interdental brush to clean between your brackets and underneath your archwire.

Easter don’ts

• Don’t bite into thick pieces of chocolate straight from the fridge, this could knock a bracket off or bend a wire.
• If you receive several eggs (congratulations), resist the urge to eat them all this weekend.
• If your egg comes with sticky, hard or chewy sweets like toffees, pass them on to a lucky friend or family member.
• Avoid fizzy drinks, which can be very acidic and damaging to teeth.

Happy Easter from everyone at Splash Orthodontics.