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Gulf Coast Dental
7801 Alabama 59
Foley, AL 36535
Giambrone Dentistry: Giambrone J J DDS
7801 Alabama 59
Foley, AL 36535
Giambrone Dentistry
7801 Alabama 59
Foley, AL 36535
Huse Orthodontics
430 Broadway Avenue North
Foley, MN 56329
Riviera Dental Care, P.C.
County Road 20 West
Foley, AL 36535
Foley Family Dental
430 Broadway Avenue North
Foley, MN 56329
South Baldwin Dental: Townsley Samuel G DDS
101 North Cedar Street
Foley, AL 36535
South Baldwin Dental: Townsley Samuel G DDS
101 North Cedar Street
Foley, AL 36535
U Save Dentistry: Reed Edward N DDS
1121 South McKenzie Street
Foley, AL 36535
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 ... .
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, ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .