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Children's Dentistry of Indianapolis, Sam Bullard DDS MSD, Swati Singh DDS
9240 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Hunt Gary a DDS
4350 North Franklin Road
Indianapolis, IN 46226
Pure Zen Dentistry
9510 N Meridian St
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Erickson Carla
4200 South East Street
Indianapolis, IN 46227
Comdent Dental Services
4200 S East St # 14A
Indianapolis, IN 46227
Comdent Dental Indianapolis: Dr. Scott Hall DDS
4200 S East St # 14A
Indianapolis, IN 46227
Dr. Farzana Poyan, DDS
4200 South East Street
Indianapolis, IN 46227
Mosier Kristine M DDS
714 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Dr. William R. Neal, DDS
1434 Shelby Street
Indianapolis, IN 46203
Devington Dental Office
6008 East 46th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46226
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 ... .
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. ... .
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, ... .
Every kind of malocclusion in a child can have very serious consequences. This is why we should begin the treatment right after we notice first symptoms of any type of bad bite. ... .