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Abt & Willis
4709 Golf Road
Skokie, IL 60076
Alfred D. Sagall, DDS
9933 Lawler Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077
David B Schwartz, DDS & Associates
9933 Lawler Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077
Dental Professionals of Old Orchard
4905 Old Orchard Shopping Center
Skokie, IL 60077
Dr. Abraham I. Dumanis, DDS
9933 Lawler Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077
Dr. David Center, DDS
9933 Lawler Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077
Dr. Joseph Kunnel, D.D.S., M.S. M.SM, PHD.
9933 Lawler Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077
Dr. R. Lance Robbins, DDS
528 4905 Old Orchard Shop Center Suite
Skokie, IL 60077
Dr. Richard A. Schmidt
4709 Golf Road
Skokie, IL 60076
Gersten Center-Behavioral Health: Crane David L DDS
9933 Lawler Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077
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, ... .
We usually associate the braces with children. Nowadays, however, more and more adults also become patients in the orthodontic offices. Fashion is not only about clothing, good cosmetics, complexion and hairstyle. White and healthy teeth are also trendy. When should an adult contact and orthodontist? ... .
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 ... .
Braces can make your life difficult in many various ways. Before the treatment, the patients usually have concerns about their future life with a foreign object in their mouth. The braces, however, do not prevent you from having a normal life. Nonetheless, during the treatment, you should follow all medical advices of your doctor, especially those concerning oral hygiene. ... .
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. ... .