Mybraces for iPhone and iPad Touch

MyBraces Version 1.1

MyBraces gives you the ability to create and share your unique thoughts and stories about the experiences you have had while in braces

• Choose to make your journal entries public or private
• Take pictures of your teeth to track and compare your progress
• Personalize your ligature colors
• Share your journals and ligatures with your friends on facebook
• Optimized for the iPhone 4 Retina display
• Now in LITE version!

Available on the iPhone App Store

Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.0 or later. WiFi, Edge, or 3G network connection required.

All Star Patient Contest

All-Star Patient Contest


Our patients get entered into drawings for fun prizes based on many different things, some of which include the following:

Cooperation with Orthodontic Care, such as keeping teeth and braces clean, intact, making and keeping appointments
Community Service
Good Grades in School
Sending us postcards from your vacations
Getting regular cleanings and good check-ups with your dentist

Our patients earn entries at each regular qualifying visit, and we have monthly, quarterly, and annual prizes!
How to earn tickets at your appointment:
1) EXCELLENT BRUSHING
2) NO BROKEN/LOST APPLIANCES AND IF APPLICABLE, GOOD COOPERATION WITH ELASTIC WEAR OR GOOD COOPERATION WITH REMOVABLE APPLIANCES
3) ARRIVING ON-TIME

*If you have to come in for a repair appointment you forfeit your no “NO BROKEN APPLIANCES” at your next visit.
*If you fail to come to your appointment without notifying us, you forfeit “ARRIVING ON-TIME” at your next visit.
*Gum chewing forfeits ALL tickets the day of your appointment!
*Patients who are being observed (no appliances) are only eligible for 1 Blue ticket per visit.
*NO EXCEPTIONS ALLOWED!

No Ticket = 0 or 1 out of 3
Blue Ticket = 2 out of 3
Green Ticket = 3 out of 3


BONUS TICKETS!!!

BLUE TICKETS

• Every A (or equivalent number) on your quarterly report card earns one blue ticket
• Every hour of community service since your last appointment
• Every food item donated to us during food drive times of the year
• Sending our office a post-card from your vacation
• Seeing your dentist for a check-up and cleaning since your last visit (Must show appointment card with your dentist office’s stamp on the back.)

GREEN TICKETS

• Straight A's on your quarterly report card
• Referring a friend to our office
• No cavities and good brushing report from your dentist (Must bring a note from your dentist confirming no cavities)
• 3+ hours of community service since your last appointment
• Informing us if you are in the local or school news, so we can post it on our Facebook page and/or website
• Becoming a "LIKER" of our Facebook page, and write on our wall so we know www.facebook.com/MarbleHillOrtho
• Checking in to our location on Foursquare

Prizes:

Monthly Drawings for a pair of movie tickets (both blue and green tickets can win)

Quarterly Drawings for a $50 gift certificate to the store of your choice (only green tickets can win)

Annual Drawing (Jan 1st) for your choice of one of the following (only green tickets can win):

One night stay at the Great Wolf Lodge
Apple iTouch 32GB (or equivalent from Apple Store)
X-box 360 or PS3 Game Console

Marble Hill Orthodontics, P.A. reserves the right to make changes to the contest and its rules at any time. There are a few appointments that do not qualify for any tickets, we will inform you of these appointment when you are here. Any patient related to Marble Hill Orthodontics staff or any other referring dental practice staff members are not eligible for this and/or any other contest hosted by Marble Hill Orthodontics, P.A.

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Foods to Avoid During Your Orthodontic Treatment

There are a variety of foods Dr. Bruce Jiorle wants you to avoid while you're wearing braces. Some foods can occasionally damage braces, but certain foods can bend the wires or even break the brackets on your braces. If you’re wearing braces, you should avoid starch, sugar and gummy foods, as these foods can be difficult to remove during brushing. Foods that are high in sugar and starch tend to cause plaque, cavities and even tooth decay.

Avoid tough meats, hard breads and raw vegetables such as carrots and celery. Before long, you'll be able to bite a cucumber again. But you'll need to protect your orthodontic appliances when you eat for as long as you're wearing braces.

Foods you should avoid include:

• Chewy foods: bagels, hard rolls, licorice
• Crunchy foods: popcorn, ice, chips
• Sticky foods: caramels, gum
• Hard foods: nuts, candy
• Foods you have to bite into: corn on the cob, apples, carrots

Also, chewing on hard things (for example, pens, pencils or fingernails) can damage the braces. Damaged braces will cause treatment to take longer.

If you have any questions on which foods you should be avoiding and why, we invite you to give Marble Hill Orthodontics a call or ask our staff during your next visit.

When Are Two Phases of Treatment Necessary?

Usually patients in orthodontic treatment at Marble Hill Orthodontics already have their permanent teeth – they are pre-teens, teens and adults. But in some cases we have to start treatment earlier, even before the patient’s permanent teeth come in. We call this “two-phase treatment.”

When we have patients with clear developmental problems at an early age, it’s best to start work when they are young, before the problems get bigger and more difficult to treat.

Examples include:

• An upper or lower jaw that is not growing correctly
• A mouth growing in a way that doesn’t leave enough room for all the permanent teeth to come in
• A severe malocclusion, or bad bite, which means the jaw doesn’t fit together correctly

In these cases we will start early and do one round of treatment – phase one – while the patient still has their baby teeth. Phase one usually does not involve braces, but can include a different type of appliance that helps the jaw grow into place properly. We’ll follow up with phase two usually a few years later, when permanent teeth are in place. Generally phase two involves standard braces.

In order to catch early problems, we recommend that children have an orthodontic check-up no later than age seven (and so does the American Association of Orthodontists). However, if your dentist or pediatrician sees any sign that early treatment might be necessary, he or she may recommend your child visit our office even sooner.

If you have more questions about two-phase orthodontic treatment with Dr. Bruce Jiorle, please give our office a call.

A great braces-friendly spring recipe! From Marble Hill Orthodontics

Winter is over, and the weather is finally starting to get warmer. Our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) made an appetizing (and braces-friendly!) spring dish that is sure to delight. Remember, a healthy diet provides essential nutrients and helps you achieve the best possible result from your orthodontic treatment.

Soy Simmered Chicken Wraps

Ingredients:
• 3 boneless chicken breast halves
• 2 large onions, chunked
• Small flour tortillas (pkg. of ten) wheat or white
• (optional: 10-16 oz. of cooked chopped broccoli)
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup water
• 2 Tablespoons honey
• 1/8 teaspoon ginger
• 2 Tablespoons peach or apricot jam
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch

Directions

In a slow cooker, or a large pan on the stove, layer the onions and the chicken breast. Allow at least three hours in the slow cooker on medium, or at least one hour on the stove—the longer the better, but you don’t have to do anything to it while it cooks. Spoon out the chicken onto a cutting board, and with a knife and fork, shred the chicken as finely as you’d like. In a small saucepan, stir all sauce ingredients together over medium heat until the mixture starts bubbling, then let it simmer for five minutes on low heat to thicken. In a serving bowl, stir sauce and onion into chicken; if you’d like, add cooked chopped broccoli. Makes about six to eight servings.

Enjoy this great spring dish and have a great week!

--From Dr. Bruce Jiorle and staff

Operation Shoebox

OPERATION SHOEBOX NEW JERSEY

 

This drive is sponsored by the local Girl Scouts from our area and our patient Kathleen GSHNJ SU93 Manager/Trainer.

 

The following list contains items frequently requested by U.S. soldiers and Marines serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Please note that aerosol products cannot be shipped overseas. Also, all items must be in their original packaging. When in doubt, think small, it is easier to ship smaller packaged items than large, economy size. Also a little advice, think The Dollar Store, Walmart, and Target. They have small travel size products available, for very reasonable prices.

 

Items Needed:

• Lip balm
• Sun block - non-aerosol
• Moist wipes small or travel
• Bug spray - non-aerosol
• Bars of soap
• Disposable razors
• Small bottles of shampoo
• Deodorant - non-aerosol
• Powdered drink mixes
• Cereal/Snack/Granola bars
• Instant oatmeal - individual packets
• Boxes of hot chocolate that contain individual packet
• Small cans of tuna with pop-tops
• Small cans of fruit with pop-tops
• Microwave popcorn - individual bags can be sent
• Athletic socks (white)
• Batteries - all sizes
• Feminine products (travel size)/individually wrapped
• GUM/Candy (chocolate can melt)
• Small boxes of cereal
• Small bags of trail mix, peanuts, pretzels
• Beet jerky, slim jims, etc.

All Star Patient Contest:

 

For every 5 items brought into us at your appointment, you will receive 1 Blue Ticket. And for every 10 items you will receive 1 Green Ticket! More then 10 items will earn you additional tickets in intervals of 5 items. We will accept items up to May 14th. So get to work earning those tickets and helping our Soldiers overseas!

Visit http://www.opshoeboxnj.org/ to help.