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Gulf Coast Dentistry
313 East 22nd Avenue
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Hansen Angela
1 Professional Court
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Edwards Pamela a DDS
105 W 14th Ave
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Pamela O Edwards DMD
105 W 14th Ave
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Gulf Coast Dentistry
313 East 22nd Avenue
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Island Orthodontics: Bailey Jason M DDS
241 Clubhouse Drive
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Island Orthodontics: Dyken Renee A DDS
241 Clubhouse Drive
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Dr. Leo K. Jernigan, DMD
West 1st Avenue
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Langham Lauren
1 Professional Court
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Dr. Marcus L. Manning, DMD
137 Cove Avenue
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
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 ... .
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 ... .
A dead tooth is a colloquial name for a tooth that does not have a nerve inside it because it was replaced by a dissolvable material during the root canal treatment. A tooth may also become dead due to caries. The shade of dead teeth usually become grey. Fortunately, they can be whitened as well. ... .
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. ... .