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Dr. Imani E. Lewis, DDS
500 Market St
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
UNC-Dental Faculty Practice: Lee Jessica Y DDS
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Applebaum Elizabeth DDS
1098 Old Dental # Cb7450
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Moray Larry J DDS
1717 Legion Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Detwiler Lisa
1201 Raleigh Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Parkway Dental Center
79 Falling Springs Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
UNC School of Dentistry
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Dr. Keith A. Taylor, DDS
110 Banks Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Scott Winokur, DDS
88 Vilcom Center Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Meadowmont Dentistry: Wilson Corey W DDS
400 Meadowmont Village Circle
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
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. ... .
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. ... .