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Pedro Santiago, DMD
3115 Academy Rd
Durham, NC 27707
Collins & Santiago: Collins Andrew P DDS
3115 Academy Rd
Durham, NC 27707
Collins & Santiago
3115 Academy Rd
Durham, NC 27707
DurhamDDS, Office of Dr. Bill Argersinger
1212 Broad St
Durham, NC 27705
Access Family Dental Care
1006 Lamond Ave
Durham, NC 27701
Dr. Richard M. Orlowski, DMD
2304 S Miami Blvd
Durham, NC 27703
Kendell Frost Bechtold Sacco: Serlo Adam D DDS
2823 N Duke St
Durham, NC 27704
Vandersea Brian DDS
2823 N Duke St
Durham, NC 27704
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates
2823 N Duke St
Durham, NC 27704
Kendell Frost Bechtold Sacco: Ruvo Andrew T DDS
2823 N Duke St
Durham, NC 27704
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. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .