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Avenue B Dental Group
1460 South Avenue B
Yuma, AZ 85364
Dr. Stephen R. Shields, DDS
1090 West 16th Street
Yuma, AZ 85364
The Yuma Dentist
1630 South Pacific Avenue
Yuma, AZ 85365
R M Freimuth Oral
120 West 24th Street
Yuma, AZ 85364
Hulme Franklin D DDS
1630 South Pacific Avenue
Yuma, AZ 85365
Yuma Dental
2540 South 4th Avenue
Yuma, AZ 85364
Cook Orthodontics
7945 East 24th Street
Yuma, AZ 85365
Dennis R Wong DMD
2241 South Avenue A
Yuma, AZ 85364
Rosemary C Wong PC: Hada Richard DDS
2241 South Avenue A
Yuma, AZ 85364
Dr. Rosemary C. Wong, DMD
2241 South Avenue A
Yuma, AZ 85364
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 ... .
A dead tooth is a colloquial name for a tooth that does not have a nerve inside it because it was replaced by a dissolvable material during the root canal treatment. A tooth may also become dead due to caries. The shade of dead teeth usually become grey. Fortunately, they can be whitened as well. ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .