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Young John R DDS
272 Centre Avenue
Rockland, MA 02370
Starr Family Dentistry
502 Union Street
Rockland, MA 02370
Jacobs & Jacobs: Jacobs David M DDS
27 Market St
Rockland, MA 02370
Jacobs & Jacobs: Jacobs Howard K DDS
27 Market St
Rockland, MA 02370
Edlund Robert a DDS
453 North Avenue
Rockland, MA 02370
Theriault David A DMD
19 Summer Street
Rockland, ME 04841
Rosenberg Robert M DDS
232 Broadway
Rockland, ME 04841
Knox County Health Clinic
22 White Street
Rockland, ME 04841
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 ... .
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. ... .
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, ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .