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Abbott Phillip E DDS
6101 Pier Place Drive
Lakeland, FL 33813
Advanced Endodontics Specialists
3003 Florida 37
Lakeland, FL 33803
Advantage Home Health Services Inc: Slater Mical DDS
607 South Missouri Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33815
Affordable Dentures: Pham T V DDS
3615 Florida 37
Lakeland, FL 33803
Agnini Family Dental
1805 Lakeland Hills Boulevard
Lakeland, FL 33805
Agnini Family Dental
1805 Lakeland Hills Boulevard
Lakeland, FL 33805
Agnini Family Dental Center
115 West Oak Drive
Lakeland, FL 33803
Agnini Family Dental Center: Agnini Derry G DDS
1805 Lakeland Hills Boulevard
Lakeland, FL 33805
Agnini Family Dental Center: Agnini Matthew M DDS
1805 Lakeland Hills Boulevard
Lakeland, FL 33805
Agnini Family Dental Center: Agnini Michael F DDS
1805 Lakeland Hills Boulevard
Lakeland, FL 33805
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. ... .
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, ... .
Malocclusion means all dysfunctions of the tooth form and the incorrect relation between the teeth. There are genetic factors which condition the occurrence of malocclusion, nonetheless, it is most often an effect of bad habits in childhood. ... .
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. ... .