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Children's Dental Care: Hwang Brad C DDS
24837 104th Avenue Southeast
Kent, WA 98030
Children's Dental Care: Ho Kenny K DDS
24837 104th Avenue Southeast
Kent, WA 98030
Michael G Monsarrat, DMD
37 North Main Street
Kent, CT 06757
Timothy R. Gray DDS
13106 132nd Avenue Southeast
Kent, WA 98031
Dental Express: Williams Laura B DDS
1951 Ohio 59
Kent, OH 44240
Kent Station Family Dentistry
417 Ramsay Way
Kent, WA 98032
Comfort Family Dentistry: Hsieh Mike DDS
13003 Kent-Kangley Road
Kent, WA 98030
Dr. Chrisitne S. Chen, DDS
13003 Southeast Kent Kangley Road
Kent, WA 98030
Comfort Family Dentistry: Chen Christine DDS
13003 Kent-Kangley Road
Kent, WA 98030
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 ... .
We usually associate the braces with children. Nowadays, however, more and more adults also become patients in the orthodontic offices. Fashion is not only about clothing, good cosmetics, complexion and hairstyle. White and healthy teeth are also trendy. When should an adult contact and orthodontist? ... .
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 ... .
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, ... .