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Dr. Kirby Hatcher, DDS
1317 Village Drive
St. Joseph, MO 64506
Portman Ashton
1317 Village Drive
St. Joseph, MO 64506
Hatcher Dental Group: Jordan Patrick M DDS
1317 Village Drive
St. Joseph, MO 64506
Richard C Hake DDS
1626 Langley Avenue
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Johansen Dentistry: Kuball Ted DDS
3012 Niles Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Johansen Dentistry
3012 Niles Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Kuball Walter R DDS
3012 Niles Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Howenstine Dental
3012 Niles Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Johansen Dentistry: Johansen Doug S DDS
3012 Niles Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Hoerath Dental
1202 Village Drive
St. Joseph, MO 64506
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, ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .
Nowadays, the teeth whitening treatment is becoming more and more popular. There are also a lot of new products which you can use for in-home whitening. When does teeth whitening become dangerous? ... .
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. ... .