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Atwood Dentistry
1651 E Orangethorpe Ave
Placentia, CA 92870
Brian C Cooper D.D.S. INC.
601 East Yorba LInda Boulevard
Placentia, CA 92870
Dolas & Dolas: Dolas Peter J DDS
200 Bradford Avenue
Placentia, CA 92870
Lawrence I. Endo DDS
302 East Palm Drive
Placentia, CA 92870
Lollipop Pediatric Dentistry
1041 East Yorba LInda Boulevard
Placentia, CA 92870
Michael S. Lyons, DDS, MS
300 East Yorba Linda Boulevard
Placentia, CA 92870
Mohr Exceptional Dentistry
E Imperial Hwy
Placentia, CA 92870
Sherwood Family Dentistry
1075 Yorba Place
Placentia, CA 92870
William Schluter, DDS
1041 Yorba Linda Blvd
Placentia, CA 92870
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. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .