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Allen Thomas DDS
1901 West Western Avenue
South Bend, IN 46619
Andrews Family Dentistry:
3332 Portage Avenue
South Bend, IN 46628
Andrews Family Dentistry: Andrews Nahidh DMD
3332 Portage Avenue
South Bend, IN 46628
Associated Riverbend Dentists
521 East Monroe Street
South Bend, IN 46601
Associated Riverbend Dentists: Surguy George DDS
521 East Monroe Street
South Bend, IN 46601
Bacon Tracy L DDS
906 East Washington Street
South Bend, IN 46617
Baker Jill
1005 East Lasalle Avenue
South Bend, IN 46617
Balentine Letitia
60420 U.S. 31
South Bend, IN 46614
Barker Avis L DDS
1901 West Western Avenue
South Bend, IN 46619
Bonham Lisa
1222 Lincoln Way E
South Bend, IN 46601
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? ... .
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 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. ... .
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, ... .