Can You Eat Oranges With Braces? (Citrus Is Not Friendly)

Can you eat oranges with braces? Yes, you can eat oranges with braces, as long as you peel and cut them into small pieces and chew carefully. Hard or crunchy toppings, such as seeds or pith, should be avoided as they can potentially damage your braces. Be sure to brush and floss your teeth after eating an orange to remove any food particles that may be stuck in your braces. Take precautions!

The majority of patients prefer soft, easy-to-chew fruits like bananas, blueberries, and strawberries. A whole apple or other hard fruit should be avoided. Instead of eating an apple or a pear whole, slice them thinly to ensure your safety.

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Here are some foods you can eat with braces

Tips for Eating Oranges With Braces

1. Peel the orange: Peeling the orange will make it easier to chew and will help prevent damage to your braces.
2. Cut the orange into small pieces: This will make it easier to chew and will help prevent damage to your braces.
3. Chew slowly and carefully: Take your time when chewing the orange to avoid damaging your braces.
4. Brush and floss after eating: It’s important to brush and floss your teeth after eating an orange (or any other food) to remove any food particles that may be stuck in your braces.
5. Follow your orthodontist’s instructions: Your orthodontist will provide specific instructions for caring for your braces and avoiding damage. Be sure to follow these instructions to ensure that your braces stay in good condition.

Can I Enjoy Other Types of Citrus Fruits With Braces?

In general, you should be able to enjoy a variety of citrus fruits with braces, as long as you peel and cut them into small pieces and chew carefully. Follow your orthodontist’s instructions and take good care of your braces to ensure that they remain in good condition.

FOODS TO AVOID:

FOODS TO NEVER EAT

• Ice! Your braces will be completely destroyed by it.

• Hard candies and suckers! Chewing on them is just too tempting.

• Pencils and pens! They tend to destroy during final exam time because they are prime chewing targets.

• A variety of nuts, gum, caramel, taffy, and peanuts!

Conclusion

So, can you eat oranges with braces? Yes. With that being said like all foods we do have some hacks if you can’t resist. It’s all about how you eat it. Biting the peel or sucking the juice from the fruit is not recommended since these motions can loosen or dislodge the brackets. For easier consumption, peel oranges, tangerines, or other citrus fruits, and slice them into smaller chunks.

Fruits that are soft, ripe, and don’t require a lot of bite pressure are the best to eat if you want to enjoy them, such as:

• Strawberries
• Bananas
• Blueberries
• Ripe peaches
• Ripe pears
• Applesauce (avoid whole or apple pieces)

Healthy breakfasts or snacks can be made with yogurt or cottage cheese with fruits. Unripe fruits such as peaches and pears as well as apples can damage your brackets and wires if you bite into them.

Foods that are very hard or chewy and sticky, such as caramel chews, that can get stuck badly are the only things you should stay away from. Other than that, everything is fine. If you eat something, make sure you clean your teeth and braces well afterwards.

You should consult with your dentist first to find out what kind of guide to follow based on your treatment condition before consuming your favorite foods.

Further information:-

British Dental Health Foundation
website www.dentalhealth.org.uk

NHS Oral Health Specialist Library
website www.library.nhs.uk/oral health/

For more information about Orthodontics,
please visit: www.bos.org.uk

Can You Eat Oranges With Braces?

Perry Stevens

Perry heads up a dynamic marketing team that has help the leading orthodontic practices in the USA 10X their business for over a decade. He’s a tea connoisseur, avid reader, traveling and grower of exotic fruits in his permaculture food forest.