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South Coast Dental Specialists
1503 South Coast Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Dr. Michael Ayzin, DDS
1202 Southeast Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Dr. Frank Mehrdad, Coastal Family Dental
1175 Baker St
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Ringer Harry DDS
1530 Baker Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Pacific Harbor Dental Group and Orthodontics
3030 Harbor Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
New Image Dentistry and Implants
660 Baker Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Skuben Peter M DDS
145 East 19th Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Gentle Dental Costa Mesa
2000 Harbor Boulevard
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
NuSmile Dental Center
1500 Adams Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Newport-Mesa Orthodontics and Family Dentistry
145 East 19th Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
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 ... .
Teeth whitening is a very safe treatment, which offers wonderful benefits. Unfortunately, it is not for everyone. Find out whether teeth whitening is safe for you. ... .
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, ... .
Though there are many chemical whiteners on the market, we can also use natural whitening methods that won't put the health of our teeth in danger. Sometimes instead of using chemicals we can simply... eat! ... .
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 ... .