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Dr. William C. Thomas, DMD
5346 Stadium Trace Parkway
Hoover, AL 35244
Medplex Family Dentistry
4515 Southlake Parkway
Hoover, AL 35244
Howell Todd B DDS
1871 Chace Circle
Hoover, AL 35244
Chace Lake Family Dentistry
1871 Chace Drive
Hoover, AL 35244
Cranford Alexander DDS
2410 Rockcreek Road
Hoover, AL 35226
Dr. Stephanie B. Whitehead, DMD
5336 Stadium Trace Parkway
Hoover, AL 35244
Dr. Thomas S. Jones III, DMD
2170 Clearbrook Rd # 104
Hoover, AL 35226
Backus Orthodontics
425 Emery Dr., Suite A
Hoover, AL 35244
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 ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
Removable braces are usually used to treat not serious malocclusions in children who still have milk teeth. They also prevent the patients from worsening of the developing or already existing malocclusions. The greatest advantage of the removable braces is their low price. In comparison to fixed braces, the price of removable braces is really insignificant. ... .