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Dr. Daniel West
895 Summers Avenue
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Edisto Dental Associates: Jordan III Clifton DDS
2197 Saint Matthews Road
Orangeburg, SC 29118
Dr. Mona T. Ellis, DMD
1289 Boulevard Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Dental Arts of Rockland: Batorfalvy Lesia U DDS
523 New York 303
Orangeburg, NY 10962
Dixon III Julian S DDS
570 State Road S-38-1103
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Orangeburg Oral Surgery & Implant: Klinger Brent DDS
1175 Cook Road
Orangeburg, SC 29118
Northeast Oral Surgery & Implant Center
1175 Cook Road
Orangeburg, SC 29118
Orangeburg Family Dentistry: Gue Jr Thomas B DDS
695 Laurel Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Ansari M a DDS
1340 State Road S-38-244
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Dr. Jeremiah M. Alston Jr, DDS
404 Whittaker Parkway
Orangeburg, SC 29115
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 ... .
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, ... .
Malocclusion means all dysfunctions of the tooth form and the incorrect relation between the teeth. There are genetic factors which condition the occurrence of malocclusion, nonetheless, it is most often an effect of bad habits in childhood. ... .
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 ... .