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Feeney Orthodontics
733 Chapin Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
Feeney Orthodontics: Feeney Francis J DMD MDS
733 Chapin Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
Equiptment Dan DDS
534 Center Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
Mc Daniel Steve DDS
534 Center Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
Manning David DDS
653 Center Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
Apex Dental Associates P.C.
653 Center Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
Montgomery John C DDS
121 Main Street
Ludlow, VT 05149
General Dentistry: Gondek Richard M DDS
61 Williams Street
Ludlow, NY 10562
Ludlow Dental Center
8 Main Street
Ludlow, VT 05149
Ludlow Family Dentistry PC
257 Kendall Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
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, ... .
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. ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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. ... .