Your turn! From Family Orthodontics

By now, you probably know the drill: Week after week, Dr. Haesin Jung and our staff at Family Orthodontics blog about important topics pertinent to orthodontic treatment care and your well-being, including innovative orthodontic techniques we offer at our offices in Middletown and Port Jervis.

This week, however, we thought we’d step back and ask you, our wonderful patients and readers: what’s on your mind? What would you like to know about the always-changing field of orthodontics? What would you like us to focus on our blog in the coming months? Perhaps there’s something you’ve wanted to ask us for a while now?

Let us know by posting here or on our interactive Facebook fan page! So… take it away and we’ll try to answer any questions you may have!

Try this end-of-summer braces-friendly recipe!

It's almost time for school! But not before our staff at Family Orthodontics shares with our patients a delicious summer recipe you can savor before you start thinking about homework again! Our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists made an appetizing (and braces-friendly!) summer 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 with Dr. Jung.

Lime-Graham Cheesecake Nibbles

Ingredients:

Crust:

• 1½ cups graham-cracker crumbs (about 9 double-square crackers, crushed)
• 3 Tablespoons margarine, melted
• – or –
• 1½ cups gingersnap crumbs (about 24 to 30 gingersnap cookies, crushed)
• 3 Tablespoons margarine, melted

Filling:

• 2 eggs, separated
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
• ¾ cup sugar
• 3 drops green food coloring
• 2 Tablespoons lime juice
• 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. Line two muffin tins with 24 cupcake papers. In a medium bowl, stir together the crumbs and margarine. Spoon 1 Tablespoon of the crumb mixture into each paper. Press down the mixture firmly with the bottom of a small juice glass. In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together egg whites and the salt until the mixture forms soft peaks. Set aside. In a large bowl, use the mixer to beat together the cream cheese, sugar, food coloring, lime juice and flour, until fluffy. Add the yolks until well mixed, then use a spoon to fold in the whites. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of the lime mixture into each paper. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool on the counter for 20 minutes, then keep refrigerated. Makes two dozen.

Enjoy this great end-of-summer dish!

- Dr. Jung and the Family Orthodontics team

This summer, are you wearing your mouth guard?

Summer is here for another six full weeks, and our staff at Family Orthodontics would like to take this time to remind our young athletes in orthodontic treatment to take care of both your mouth and appliances while participating in contact sports (and non-contact sports) this August.

It's important to know that only by using a mouth guard can kids with and without braces avoid serious sports injuries. The next time you're in for a visit with Drs. Jung or Pachter, be sure to ask us for a mouth guard, and we will provide one for you! We hope you're enjoying your summer so far! Send us those postcards!!

Five summer traveling tips, from Family Orthodontics

Most of us take a vacation during the summer, and sometimes forget to pack the most important of things. Recently, our staff at Family Orthodontics came across an interesting article from ParentsAsk.com that outlined five important tips for summer travel with children. We strongly encourage you to give this article a read if you’re heading out with the family this summer. And here are even more tips you can use to ensure your vacation packing—and the traveling itself—goes as smooth as possible!

Happy traveling! Be sure to send us your postcards - you may post them on our Facebook page!