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Nycoms: Proothi Michael DDS
474 Montauk Highway
West Islip, NY 11795
Nycoms: Drew Stephanie J DDS
474 Montauk Highway
West Islip, NY 11795
Rosenthal Peter DDS
1254 Montauk Highway
West Islip, NY 11795
West Islip Orthodontics
725 Montauk Highway
West Islip, NY 11795
West Islip Orthodontics
725 New York 27A
West Islip, NY 11795
West Islip Orthodontists: Howard Tichler DDS & Jenny E Abraham DDS
725 New York 27A
West Islip, NY 11795
Beck Risa DDS
631 Montauk Highway
West Islip, NY 11795
Anthony C Fragola & Associates
631 Montauk Highway
West Islip, NY 11795
Vitagliano Orthodontics, Dr. Joseph M. Vitagliano D.M.D.
150 Higbie Lane
West Islip, NY 11795
Duane & Mc Curdy
501 Pease Lane
West Islip, NY 11795
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 ... .
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, ... .
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. ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
Are you considering teeth whitening and having doubt? Find out what does the treatment look like and what actually happens to your teeth during the whitening process. ... .