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Philip J. Puneky, D.D.S.
71359 Louisiana 59
Abita Springs, LA 70420
Abita Dental Care: Spell Dalrne DC
71623 Hickory Street
Abita Springs, LA 70420
Dr. Lisa Schroeder
71623 Hickory Street
Abita Springs, LA 70420
Abita Dental Care
71623 Hickory Street
Abita Springs, LA 70420
Abita Dental Care: Pfingsten Steven E DDS
71623 Hickory Street
Abita Springs, LA 70420
Abita Family Dentistry
22464 Louisiana 435
Abita Springs, LA 70420
Nogues III Louis P DDS
22464 Louisiana 435
Abita Springs, LA 70420
Menendez Eduardo T DDS
22464 Louisiana 435
Abita Springs, LA 70420
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, ... .
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. ... .
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 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 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. ... .