Monday, October 22, 2012

Join us at the Lexington Fall Festival!!!

The Braces Place will be setup for fun at the Lexingtion Fall Festival. Come stop by our table for a chance to win an Oral-B Vitality Toothbrush. Plus, we will be passing out candy and information about the different types of braces we offer.
The  Fall Festival is sponsored by the Lexington Police Department and it is on Tuesday October 23, it will start at 6 p.m. and continue to 9 p.m. at the Lexington Municipal Complex at 111 Maiden Lane.

Admission is $5 per person or $15 for families.The entry covers all food and rides plus all proceeds go into the Adopt-A-Cop Fund and to Blue Star Mothers of the Midlands.
 
Activities include air fun rides, a Halloween costume contest, games, prizes and candy. Participants can enjoy hotdogs, hamburgers, drinks, snow cones and cotton candy provided by the department.
Hope to see you there!!!
- The Braces Place

 

Monday, October 8, 2012

Halloween Candy and Braces

We hope you are having a very happy October!  Its time to carve pumpkins and think of the perfect Halloween costume.  Everyone loves to Trick-or-Treat and if you have braces you don't have to miss out on the fun!

Here are some candies choices that are more braces friendly:

1) 3 Musketeers
2) Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
3) Milky Way
4) Mounds
5) Classic Hersheys Bars
6) Nestle Crunch
7) Kit Kats

These candies are more braces friendly because they are softer and less sticky than some of the other popular candies.  Remember, braces are fragile, and strong forces from hard foods will break them off. Damaged appliances will extend treatment time. Extended treatment time will increase the risk of cavities and stains on your teeth.

The type of candy you want to avoid with braces are the hard, sticky, or gooey candies. These include (but are not limited to): Skittles, M&Ms, Starburst, Caramels, Tootsie Rolls/Pops, Smarties, Laffy Taffy, Butterfingers, Dots, Heath Bars, Mr. Good Bars, Babe Ruth, Charleston Chew....and many others!!

Remember, almost all candy has lots of sugar. Sugar helps cause cavities, so it is important to brush your teeth after eating any candy. 

We hope you have a fun and safe Halloween!! 

-The Braces Place