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Dr. Terry Timm, DDS
214 W Michigan Ave
Saline, MI 48176
Michigan Orthodontics
214 West Michigan Avenue
Saline, MI 48176
Dr. Katherine Kelly Orthodontics
1020 East Michigan Avenue
Saline, MI 48176
Powell & Udrys: Powell Lisa I DDS
1101 N Ann Arbor St
Saline, MI 48176
Powell & Udrys
1101 N Ann Arbor St
Saline, MI 48176
Raymond Howe Orthodontics: Howe Raymond P DDS
1101 N Ann Arbor St
Saline, MI 48176
Powell & Udrys: Udrys Gytis R DDS
1101 N Ann Arbor St
Saline, MI 48176
Dr. Raymond Howe Orthodontics
1101 N Ann Arbor St
Saline, MI 48176
Powell & Udrys: Aldrich Kendall M DDS
1101 N Ann Arbor St
Saline, MI 48176
Can everyone wear braces? Unfortunately, some patients cannot. Why? Everyone would like to have white, healthy and straight teeth. Majority of us, when able to afford it, can straighten their teeth and eventually overcome complexes, which might have been disturbing us since our childhood. Straight teeth are important not only from the aesthetical point of view: malocclusions may cause a lot of diseases such as mobility or drifting of teeth, periodontal diseases or temporomandibular joint diseases. Moreover, ... .
In order to maintain the effects of the orthodontic treatment, we have to undergo the retention phase, which will prevent possible return of malocclusion. What is the retention phase and how long does it take? During the orthodontic treatment our teeth change their position. The braces force the teeth to move from places where they have stayed during our whole life. Unfortunately, usually the braces are not enough to hold the teeth in the desired position for ... .
In contrary to the removable dental braces, the fixed ones are put on by an orthodontist for the whole period of the treatment. Nowadays, patients opt for them rather than for the removable braces because the treatment is noticeably shorter and more effective with the fixed braces. ... .
Braces are not for everyone. Are there any alternatives to braces? There is a lot of people who don't want to get braces due to emotional, aesthetical or professional reasons. There are also people, who can't get braces because of health problems - e.g. diseases of the immune system exclude the possibility of getting dental braces. ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .