{"id":329,"date":"2022-10-28T15:29:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/?p=329"},"modified":"2022-10-28T15:35:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:35:28","slug":"halloween-candy-braces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/halloween-candy-braces\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Candy &#038; Braces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>Saskatoon &#8211; Stephenson Orthodontics <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Halloween is just around the corner! Now that you have braces, you need to be smart about which treats you eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But don\u2019t worry, there are still lots of candy and treats you can enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Treats to Avoid with Braces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Hard candy \u2013 suckers, jolly ranchers, gobstoppers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Sticky\/Gummy candy \u2013 starburst, caramel, swedish fish<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Chewy candy &#8211; twizzlers, tootsie rolls, skittles<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Popcorn and nuts &#8211; these can get stuck in your braces and damage your wires and\/or brackets<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Gum and Bubble Gum<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Jerky<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Carmel and Candy Apples<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>**anything hard, sticky or chewy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/halloween-candy-avoid-braces.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/halloween-candy-avoid-braces.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/halloween-candy-avoid-braces-300x206.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Treats and Candy that you can Still Enjoy with Braces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Chocolate bars \u2013 Hershey\u2019s, 3 Musketeers, Hershey kisses, Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter cups<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Plain M&amp;M\u2019s (non peanut)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Soft cookies<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Ice cream<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Cupcakes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Marshmallows and marshmallow candies<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Cheese Puffs<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Ritz Bits mini crackers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/braces-safe-halloween-candy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/braces-safe-halloween-candy.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/braces-safe-halloween-candy-300x206.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also very important that you brush and  floss your teeth extra carefully after you enjoy your candy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember that your braces are temporary and you will be back to enjoying all the candy soon! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a safe and Happy Halloween \ud83c\udf83\ud83d\udc7b\ud83e\udd21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Come see us for your FREE consultation (no referral necessary!). 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Now that you have braces, you need to be smart about which treats you eat. But don\u2019t worry, there are still lots of candy and treats you can enjoy! Treats to Avoid with Braces Hard candy \u2013 suckers, jolly ranchers, gobstoppers Sticky\/Gummy candy \u2013 starburst,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":342,"href":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329\/revisions\/342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drtooth.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}