National Orthodontic Health Month

October is National Orthodontic Health Month! 

We want you to have a spooktacular Halloween, but remember to stay away from the treats that can cause problems with your braces.  Here is a little list of some good treats and some not-so-good treats.

Good Treats: Hershey chocolate bars, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, M&M's,  Sweetarts, Hershey Kisses, 3 Muskateer Bars, pretzels.

Bad Treats: Gum, Jawbreakers, Licorice, Popcorn balls, Snicker's, Skittles, Dots, Heath Bars, Caramel.

Remember, if you break a bracket or a wire, check our website at http://www.kyorthodocs.com/ for emergency information.  Also, please call our office in the morning to schedule an appointment to fix your braces.

Below are some "brace friendly" recipes for your enjoyment!  Have a very Happy and safe Halloween!!!

GOBLIN GOODIES   

Ingredients:
       1 small box rice cereal
       1 small box corn or wheat cereal
       1 small box rice puffs ceral
       3 cups pretzel sticks
       1 stick of margarine
       1 bag milk chocolate chips
       1 bag of white chocolate chips
       2 cups of milk

Directions:
       Line a cookie sheet or large baking pan with tin foil
       Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, putting margarine in the pan and the pan
       in the oven as the oven preheats so that the margarine will melt.
       Remove pan from oven and add pretzels, rice puffs and the corn and rice
       cereal-slowly stirring to coat with melted margarine.
       Once all the cereal and pretzels are in the pan, place pan uncovered in oven
       and bake for 20 mins.
       When the snack mix is finished baking, remove from oven and allow to
       cool. While cooling, in a small sauce pan, over low heat, melt milk
       chocolate chips with one cup of milk, adding milk slowly until melted. 
       Repeat for white chocolate chips.
       With a spoon, drizzle melted milk and white chocolate over the snack mix
        and allow to firm.  Once chocolate is more firm, toss and serve.

GRAVEYARD SHAKES

Ingredients:
       1 3/4 cup milk
       1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
       1 large scoop chocolate ice cream
       1 large scoop vanilla ice cream
       2 Oreo cookies, finely crushed
       1 soft ghost-shaped marshmallow

Directions:
       Combine milk, chocolate syrup and both
       scoops ice cream in a blender.
       Mix well and pour into clear glass.
       Sprinkle a layer of the finely crushed  cookies onto the top of the shake.
Then, set the ghost-shaped marshmallow in the shake to make it appear as
though it is rising out of the top.

 Visit the American Association of Orthodontists to learn more about National Orthodontic Health Month. : http://www.mylifemysmile.org/