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Fetterolf Dental Medicine
4400 Deer Path Road
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Susquehanna Dental East Shore: Aves Harry J DDS
4655 Linglestown Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Susquehanna Dental East Shore: Mutschler Scott DDS
4655 Linglestown Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Uptown Family Dentistry: Ramos Jesus DDS
2626 North 3rd Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Cook D Michael DDS
410 West Poplar Street
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Mark W. Icard, DDS
5500 North Carolina 49
Harrisburg, NC 28075
Chesi: Kunnassery Liya M DDS
205 North Main Street
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Hilton-Diminick Orthodontic
3925 Linglestown Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Penbrook Dental Center
2533 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17103
Smile Crafters Orthodontics: Snyder Timothy R DDS
401 North Houcks Road
Harrisburg, PA 17109
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. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .