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Hip Nancy
821 West Morton Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
Jonathan M Richey Inc: Bower Gregory DDS
821 West Morton Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
Dr. Sung Ho Kim, DDS
663 North Westwood Street
Porterville, CA 93257
George M Wilson Inc
380 West Putnam Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
Kim Enoth D DDS
323 West Putnam Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
Family Healthcare Network: Kim Enoth D DDS
323 West Putnam Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
Western Dental Dentistry: Lee Jing W DDS
1213 West Henderson Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
Frankiewich Terri
500 West Putnam Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
Buckton John w DDS
500 West Putnam Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
Knapp Kathy
500 West Putnam Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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, ... .