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Kennedy Sean DDS
13100 West 87th Street Parkway
Lenexa, KS 66215
Perfect Smiles Dental Care
8650 Candlelight Lane
Lenexa, KS 66215
Perfect Smiles Dental Care: Boldry Tracy L DDS
8650 Candlelight Lane
Lenexa, KS 66215
Dr. Kelly D. Bridenstein, DDS
8650 Candlelight Lane
Lenexa, KS 66215
Schulte Stephen G DDS
15301 West 87th Street Parkway
Lenexa, KS 66219
Family Dentistry: Boring Charles A DDS
15213 West 87th Street Parkway
Lenexa, KS 66219
Boyle Tara DDS
10040 Woodland Drive
Lenexa, KS 66220
Complete Dental Care: Bikson Bruce DDS
11150 South Pflumm Road
Lenexa, KS 66215
Jack G Okerstrom Orthodontics
7902 Quivira Road
Lenexa, KS 66215
Smiles of Kansas City Dental Center
10127 Cherry Lane
Lenexa, KS 66220
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 ... .
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, ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .