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Westfall Wayne F DDS
303 Marshall Road
Platte City, MO 64079
Hills Family Dental
2000 Kentucky Avenue
Platte City, MO 64079
Braces By Billings: Platte City Office
2000 Kentucky Avenue
Platte City, MO 64079
Naler Adam DDS
510 Branch Street
Platte City, MO 64079
Platte Valley Dental Care: Staci Blaha D.D.S
2204 Kentucky Avenue
Platte City, MO 64079
Dr. Peter W. Mohn Jr, DDS
700 Branch Street
Platte City, MO 64079
Fry Orthodontic Specialists - Platte City Office
700 Branch Street
Platte City, MO 64079
Westfall Dental
303 Marshall Road
Platte City, MO 64079
Westfall Adam DDS
303 Marshall Road
Platte City, MO 64079
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, ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
The pursuit of white smile is commonly associated with the 20th century society. However, people have been striving for white teeth since hundreds of years. ... .