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Chris Griffin DDS
415 East Walnut Street
Ripley, MS 38663
Griffin Dental Group: Griffin Chris DDS
415 E Walnut St
Ripley, MS 38663
B. Wayne Dudney D.D.S., P.A
311 Asbury Avenue
Ripley, TN 38063
General Family & Cosmetic: Walls Nathan P DDS
328 Main St W
Ripley, WV 25271
General Family & Cosmetic
328 Main St W
Ripley, WV 25271
Stanford Dental Clinic: Jeans Yvonne
306 North Commerce Street
Ripley, MS 38663
Stanford Dental Clinic: Jeans Yvonne
306 North Commerce Street
Ripley, MS 38663
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. ... .
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 ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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, ... .
Removable braces are usually used to treat not serious malocclusions in children who still have milk teeth. They also prevent the patients from worsening of the developing or already existing malocclusions. The greatest advantage of the removable braces is their low price. In comparison to fixed braces, the price of removable braces is really insignificant. ... .