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Dr. Kenneth M. Stoffel, DDS
12371 Derby Road
Lemont, IL 60439
State Street Dental Care: Witt Matthew DDS
1011 State Street
Lemont, IL 60439
Pinewood Dental
1150 State St
Lemont, IL 60439
Groselak Glenn R DDS
15531 E 127th St # 106
Lemont, IL 60439
Dr. Horatio D. Enacopol, DDS
15947 127th Street
Lemont, IL 60439
Parker Dental
15419 East 127th Street
Lemont, IL 60439
Parker Richard M DDS
15419 East 127th Street
Lemont, IL 60439
Hare William a DDS
15419 East 127th Street
Lemont, IL 60439
Stoffel & Tomazin Dental Cicero & Lemont Associates
12371 Derby Road
Lemont, IL 60439
Dr. Lawrence A. Tomazin Jr, DDS
12371 Derby Road
Lemont, IL 60439
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 ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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, ... .