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Dr. Jeffrey D. Grim, DDS
575 South Columbia River Highway
St. Helens, OR 97051
Dr. Keith L. Valachi, DDS
230 Columbia Boulevard
St. Helens, OR 97051
Hiebert Smith Dental Group
1550 Saint Helens Street
St. Helens, OR 97051
Hiebert Smith Dental Group: Smith Keri L DDS
1550 Saint Helens Street
St. Helens, OR 97051
Kelley Tami
36200 Pittsburg Road
St. Helens, OR 97051
Long Michelle
230 Columbia Boulevard
St. Helens, OR 97051
Murray Rex D DDS
515 North Columbia River Highway
St. Helens, OR 97051
St Helens Dental Care
575 South Columbia River Highway
St. Helens, OR 97051
St Helens Dental Care: Elliott Wayde DDS
575 South Columbia River Highway
St. Helens, OR 97051
St Helens Dental Care: Grim Jeff DDS
575 South Columbia River Highway
St. Helens, OR 97051
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. ... .
Beautiful smile, as well as healthy and straight teeth, are very often an effect of a long-term and expensive treatment. Modern orthodontics offers a great variety of different malocclusion treatments. Unfortunately, we have to pay for some of them. ... .
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, ... .
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 ... .