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3 Foods You Should Try to Avoid with Dental Implants

Medically reviewed by Saad Bassas, DDS — Board-Certified Prosthodontist · Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

If you have been living with missing teeth, there are probably lots of foods that you avoid because it hurts to chew them. Choosing dental implants to replace missing teeth restores your ability to enjoy all of them again.

Dental implants in Sartell, MN are a long-term tooth replacement that can give you a lifetime of use if you care for them correctly, which includes avoiding certain foods that threaten their longevity.

3 Foods to Avoid with Dental Implants

While you have the freedom to eat the foods you love again, there are certain types that can threaten the implant that’s been placed in your jaw.

Hot Coffee or Tea

Don’t worry—you don’t have to give up your favorite hot beverages. You should be aware, however, that drinking extremely hot coffee or tea can heat up the implant and damage gum tissue that holds it in place. You can still indulge, but be sure to wait until the hot beverage cools a bit before you enjoy it.

Popcorn

Popcorn is a popular snack that’s notorious for getting stuck between teeth and dental work like crowns. If you have a dental implant, you have to be doubly cautious because popcorn that gets stuck can cause pain and gum inflammation that put it at risk.

Ice

While it’s not technically food, chewing on ice is a habit that can damage dental work—your dental implant included. Ice is hard and unrelenting when you bite down, and, over time, you could damage the implant tooth.

Call to Schedule a Complimentary Consultation

If you’re considering dental implants in Sartell, MN, you couldn’t be in better hands than with Dr. Saad Bassas and Dr. Jason Chong. As specialists in the fields of implant dentistry, they have decades of experience in helping their patients with state-of-the-art tooth replacement.

At i-Implant Dentistry, we’re pleased to offer complimentary, no-obligation dental implant consultations. Call us today and take the first step toward your best, healthiest smile.

Medically reviewed by Saad Bassas, DDS

Dr. Saad Bassas is a board-certified prosthodontist and a Diplomate of both the American Board of Prosthodontics and the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry — a dual distinction held by only a small number of dentists in the United States. He completed residency training in both oral surgery and prosthodontics, which qualifies him to surgically place and prosthetically restore dental implants himself rather than dividing that care between two providers. With more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Bassas performs hundreds of implant and bone-grafting procedures each year at i-Implant Dentistry in Roseville and Sartell, Minnesota, and is specially licensed to provide IV sedation. He has practiced dentistry in Minnesota since 2003.