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Dr. Barry P. Skaler, DDS
932 South Main Street
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
Stone Ridge Dental: Matta, Rachel DDS
1008 West Pleasant Street
Pleasantville, IA 50225
Cape Atlantic Dental Associates: Remuzzi Raymond G DDS
1514 Shore Road
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
Cape Atlantic Dental Associates
1514 Shore Road
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
Cape Atlantic Dental Associates: Conn Wilford D DDS
1514 Shore Road
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
Dr. Thomas L. Letizia, DDS
49 E Black Horse Pike
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
Lab Corporation: Desimone Jr Alfred J DDS
932 South Main Street
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
Dr. Leila Shakeri, DMD
932 South Main Street
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
Stone Ridge Dental: Mohr Thomas M DDS
1008 West Pleasant Street
Pleasantville, IA 50225
Kobylinski Joseph A DDS
381 Chestnut Street
Pleasantville, PA 16341
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, ... .
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 treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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 ... .
Braces can make your life difficult in many various ways. Before the treatment, the patients usually have concerns about their future life with a foreign object in their mouth. The braces, however, do not prevent you from having a normal life. Nonetheless, during the treatment, you should follow all medical advices of your doctor, especially those concerning oral hygiene. ... .