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All About Smiles Dentistry/ Ryan S. Gunn DMD
409 South Main Street
Cedar City, UT 84720
Anderton Kirk J Dds - Anderton Orthodontics
1751 West Royal Hunte Drive
Cedar City, UT 84720
Anderton Orthodontics: Anderton Kirk J DDS
1751 W Royal Hunte Dr
Cedar City, UT 84720
Brian K Tovoian Family Dentistry: Adams Michelle
510 S Main St
Cedar City, UT 84720
Brian K Tavoian Family Dentistry
510 S Main St
Cedar City, UT 84720
Williams Chase M DDS
510 South Main Street
Cedar City, UT 84720
Creative Dental Inc
5 North Main Street
Cedar City, UT 84720
Cedar Valley Family Dentistry
1251 Northfield Road
Cedar City, UT 84721
Haight Family Dental
1870 North Main Street
Cedar City, UT 84721
Haight Family Dental
1870 North Main Street
Cedar City, UT 84721
Braces are not for everyone. Are there any alternatives to braces? There is a lot of people who don't want to get braces due to emotional, aesthetical or professional reasons. There are also people, who can't get braces because of health problems - e.g. diseases of the immune system exclude the possibility of getting dental braces. ... .
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. ... .
Removable braces are usually used to treat not serious malocclusions in children who still have milk teeth. They also prevent the patients from worsening of the developing or already existing malocclusions. The greatest advantage of the removable braces is their low price. In comparison to fixed braces, the price of removable braces is really insignificant. ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .