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Oral Surgery Associates: Fitzgerald Brian DDS
4747 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Oral Surgery Associates of Bridgeport
4747 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Oral Surgery Associates: Alkhatib Abed DDS
4747 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Oral Surgery Associates: Twersky Howard B DDS
4747 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Vecchio Mark B DDS
200 Orchard Avenue
Bridgeport, WV 26330
Dr. Jennifer Vaughan, DDS
200 Orchard Avenue
Bridgeport, WV 26330
Fairfield County Rdlgy Associates
2800 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Wilson Martino Dental Associates: Secret Tara DDS
930 West Main Street
Bridgeport, WV 26330
Kilgore David S DDS
930 West Main Street
Bridgeport, WV 26330
Total Dental: Browning Jeffrey W DDS
1219 Johnson Avenue
Bridgeport, WV 26330
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 ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .
Beautiful smile, as well as healthy and straight teeth, are very often an effect of a long-term and expensive treatment. Modern orthodontics offers a great variety of different malocclusion treatments. Unfortunately, we have to pay for some of them. ... .
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, ... .