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James H Sturgeon DDS
7127 Hollister Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117
Szymkowiak Anna DDS
164 Kinman Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117
Goleta Dental Practice
5370 Hollister Avenue
Goleta, CA 93111
Goleta Dental Practice
164 Kinman Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117
Robert J Kuhn Inc: White Stewart E DDS
164 Kinman Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117
Dr. John W. Chung, DDS
164 Kinman Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117
Tadao Suzuki Inc: Suzuki Lloyd DDS
122 South Patterson Avenue
Goleta, CA 93111
Thompson J Michael DDS
5901 Encina Road
Goleta, CA 93117
Pavel Robert D DDS
5901 Encina Road
Goleta, CA 93117
Kim Henry H DDS
6134 Calle Real
Goleta, CA 93117
Braces can make your life difficult in many various ways. Before the treatment, the patients usually have concerns about their future life with a foreign object in their mouth. The braces, however, do not prevent you from having a normal life. Nonetheless, during the treatment, you should follow all medical advices of your doctor, especially those concerning oral hygiene. ... .
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. ... .
We usually associate the braces with children. Nowadays, however, more and more adults also become patients in the orthodontic offices. Fashion is not only about clothing, good cosmetics, complexion and hairstyle. White and healthy teeth are also trendy. When should an adult contact and orthodontist? ... .
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 ... .
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, ... .