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My Dentist Joplin
1411 S Range Line Rd
Joplin, MO 64801
ADC Dental of Joplin
2827 South Arizona Avenue
Joplin, MO 64804
Grant Thomas P DDS
1710 East 32nd Street
Joplin, MO 64804
Joplin Pediatric Dentistry
5227 South Main Street
Joplin, MO 64804
Camille E Hostetter LLC
Joplin
Joplin, MO 64804
Dr. John C. Durling, DDS
2827 South Arizona Avenue
Joplin, MO 64804
Mc Connell Sherry
2827 Arizona Avenue
Joplin, MO 64804
Michael R La Ferla Pc: Stork James T DDS
2805 East 29th Street
Joplin, MO 64804
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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, ... .