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Smiles By Sabrina
1211 North Jefferson Street
Mexico, MO 65265
Dr. Jerrold Cohen, DMD
131 Main Street
Mexico, ME 04257
Main Street Dental Hygiene
131 Main Street
Mexico, ME 04257
Rice Marvin E DDS
703 Medical Park Drive
Mexico, MO 65265
Harl Jerry D DDS
703 Medical Park Drive
Mexico, MO 65265
Mooney Orthodontics
1109 Omar Street
Mexico, MO 65265
Madden Family Dentistry
3358 Main Street
Mexico, NY 13114
Dr. Barry K. Bade, DDS
201 East Monroe Street
Mexico, MO 65265
Dr. Barry K. Bade, DDS
201 East Monroe Street
Mexico, MO 65265
Jolly William H DDS
1415 South Morris Street
Mexico, MO 65265
The pursuit of white smile is commonly associated with the 20th century society. However, people have been striving for white teeth since hundreds of years. ... .
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, ... .
Every kind of malocclusion in a child can have very serious consequences. This is why we should begin the treatment right after we notice first symptoms of any type of bad bite. ... .
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 ... .