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American Primary Care
2595 Tampa Road
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
East Lake Center for Implants & Restorative Dentistry
3488 East Lake Road South
Palm Harbor, FL 34685
Brooker Creek Dental Group: Berger Ira F DDS
36207 East Lake Road South
Palm Harbor, FL 34685
All Smiles Dental Cre
3438 Tampa Road
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
Coastal Jaw Surgery Center: Gift James J DDS
2711 Tampa Road
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
Knellinger Dental Excellence
1246 Florida Avenue
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
Butler and Hourdas Premier Dentistry
300 Palm Harbor Boulevard
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
Hoyle James E DDS
2445 Tampa Road
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
Albert Family Orthodontics
2445 Tampa Road
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
Larry Lieberman DDS
35691 US 19 North-
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
Malocclusion means all kinds of possible deviations from ideal occlusion. It manifests itself with a misalignment of the teeth in the dental arch, delayed teething, having supernumerary or missing teeth as well as having teeth of abnormal size or shape. Malocclusion does not only affect your appearance, but also has an impact on the oral cavity functions. In effect, you might suffer from breathing, chewing, swallowing or even speech disorders. Overbite, underbite and crossbite are the most ... .
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. ... .
Malocclusion means all dysfunctions of the tooth form and the incorrect relation between the teeth. There are genetic factors which condition the occurrence of malocclusion, nonetheless, it is most often an effect of bad habits in childhood. ... .
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, ... .