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Dentistry for Children & Adolescents - St. Charles
2050 Bluestone Drive
St. Charles, MO 63303
Kruzan & Kloberdanz
2580 Foxfield Road
St. Charles, IL 60174
TMJ and Sleep Therapy Centre of Chicago, LLC
15 North 6th Avenue
St. Charles, IL 60174
Pro Dental Concepts
2020 East Main Street
St. Charles, IL 60174
Anna Marie Medina
2445 Dean Street
St. Charles, IL 60175
St Charles Dental Care
2455 Dean Street
St. Charles, IL 60175
St Charles Dental Care: Edmonds James P DDS
2455 Dean Street
St. Charles, IL 60175
St Charles Family Dental Care
2445 Dean Street
St. Charles, IL 60175
St Charles Dental Care: Smith Peter J DDS
2455 Dean Street
St. Charles, IL 60175
Elizabeth M. Stansbrough D.D.S
1360 South 5th Street
St. Charles, MO 63301
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 ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .