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New Street Dental
525 Center Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Santa Cruz Dentistry Dr Peabody DDS
620 Frederick Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Kevin Ippisch, DDS, Inc
9000 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Vogel Dari w DDS
526 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Dental Staff On Call Inc
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
A. Gavin McClure, DDS
525 Center Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Yien Laurence DDS
100 Pioneer Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Guy W. Peabody, DDS
620 Frederick Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Dr. Tanya K. Machnick, DDS
1779 Dominican Way
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Santa Cruz Endodontics: Machnick Tanya DDS
1779 Dominican Way
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
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. ... .
Malocclusion means all dysfunctions of the tooth form and the incorrect relation between the teeth. There are genetic factors which condition the occurrence of malocclusion, nonetheless, it is most often an effect of bad habits in childhood. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .