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Singer Lynell
421 Second Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Mark E Whiting DMD
421 Second Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Topper Jessica DDS
421 Second Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Beers Family Dentistry
4041 Lone Pine Dr
Traverse City, MI 49684
Portenga Robert DDS
6387 Peninsula Drive
Traverse City, MI 49686
Northern Michigan Pediatric: Vanwingen James M DDS
4944 Skyview Court
Traverse City, MI 49684
Northern Michigan Pediatric Dentistry P.C.
4944 Skyview Court
Traverse City, MI 49684
Northern Michigan Pediatric: Mandeville Matthew C DDS
4944 Skyview Court
Traverse City, MI 49684
Sarya Orthodontics: Sarya Daniel M DDS
403 E State St
Traverse City, MI 49686
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 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 ... .
Braces are not for everyone. Are there any alternatives to braces? There is a lot of people who don't want to get braces due to emotional, aesthetical or professional reasons. There are also people, who can't get braces because of health problems - e.g. diseases of the immune system exclude the possibility of getting dental braces. ... .
A dead tooth is a colloquial name for a tooth that does not have a nerve inside it because it was replaced by a dissolvable material during the root canal treatment. A tooth may also become dead due to caries. The shade of dead teeth usually become grey. Fortunately, they can be whitened as well. ... .
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. ... .