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With two convenient locations in DeBary and Lake Mary, family orthodontist Dr. John Cordoba and our talented staff have been voted one of the top orthodontic offices in Central Florida, and we work hard to build your beautiful smile. Whether you've visited Cordoba Orthodontics for a week, months or even years, we'd love to hear your feedback about how our practice is faring! There are lots of ways you can share your thoughts about our practice with the rest of the world, but we encourage you to head to our Google Local page and write a review there. Or, you may review us on Yelp if you'd like. After all, reviews help Dr. Cordoba and team create more beautiful and confident smiles in Volusia and Seminole counties.

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Ask Dr. Cordoba: Now that I have braces, what can I eat?

You just got braces on, and Dr. Cordoba has informed you that over the next several months you will want to avoid eating anything sticky, crunchy, hard or chewy. What does this leave for you to eat? Lettuce? Nothing?

Thankfully, our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists made an appetizing (and braces-friendly!) spring dish that is sure to delight: soy-simmered chicken wraps. Remember, a healthy diet provides essential nutrients and helps you achieve the best possible result from your orthodontic treatment.

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. Spoon out the chicken onto a cutting board, and with a knife and fork, shred the chicken as finely as you’d like. Then, stir all sauce ingredients together over medium heat until the mixture starts bubbling, and 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. This dish makes about six to eight servings.

Our staff at Cordoba Orthodontics hope you enjoy this great spring dish! Have a great rest of the week!

10 kids' health issues to watch this year, from Cordoba Orthodontics

Would you believe it, it's already mid-May! Our staff at Cordoba Orthodontics thought this would be a a great time to remind our parents about the various kids' health issues and how you can avoid them. In late 2009, our friends at KidsHealth.org published its annual list of “10 Kids’ Health Issues to Watch” this year and what they mean to you.

They include:

• Earliest Signs of Autism Identified in Babies

• Obesity and Kids: What Parents Should Understand

• Many Kids Missing Out on CHIP Benefits

• H1N1 Flu Pandemic Affecting Kids the Hardest

• Texting & Driving: Just Say No

• The Importance of Vitamin D

• The Toll of Constant Social Networking

• The Impact on Concussions

• Pregnancy, STDs Increasing Among U.S. Teens

and...

• Smoking: Good News and Bad News

Dr. Cordoba and team encourage you to read the entire article in its entirety! Have a fantastic rest of the week!!

Dr. Cordoba wants to know: Do you know where your retainers are?

If you recently completed treatment at Cordoba Orthodontics, we’d like to congratulate you! Now that your braces have been removed, Dr. Cordoba will provide—or has provided you—with retainers. After braces are removed, teeth can - and do - shift out of position if they are not stabilized. Retainers, however, provide that stabilization. They are designed to hold teeth in their corrected, ideal positions until the bones and gums adapt to the treatment changes. Wearing retainers exactly as instructed by Dr. Cordoba is the best insurance that the treatment improvements last for a lifetime.

To learn more about the advantages of wearing retainers after your orthodontic treatment with Dr. Cordoba, please read this helpful article about retainers from KidsHealth or give us a call!