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Garfield & Kramer: Garfield Martin DDS
2116 Merrick Avenue
Merrick, NY 11566
Garfield & Kramer: D'Abundo Steven DDS
2116 Merrick Avenue
Merrick, NY 11566
Dental Laser Care Associates
56 Merrick Avenue
Merrick, NY 11566
Perrino Family Dentistry
1808 Merrick Road
Merrick, NY 11566
David H. Sukoff, DDS, PC
47 Merrick Avenue
Merrick, NY 11566
Long Island Dental - Michael Brody DDS
2450 Hewlett Avenue
Merrick, NY 11566
Steven Levy, D.M.D
2276 Merrick Avenue
Merrick, NY 11566
Designing Dental Smiles, PLLC
1693 Merrick Avenue
Merrick, NY 11566
Dr. Dennis H. Gilman, DDS
1955 Merrick Road
Merrick, NY 11566
Coleman Dental: Coleman Robert A DMD
1955 Merrick Road
Merrick, NY 11566
Beautiful, white and ideally aligned teeth are the beauty ideal. In order to enjoy it, it is not enough to just pay attention to the oral hygiene. It is necessary to prevent and treat malocclusions. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .