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Hanlon & Sanders DMD PC
1149 Old Country Road
Riverhead, NY 11901
David R Leonoff DDS PC
54 Commerce Drive
Riverhead, NY 11901
Station Dental Associates
177 Old Country Road
Riverhead, NY 11901
Station Dental: Milo Sheldon DDS
177 Old Country Road
Riverhead, NY 11901
Suffolk Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
750 Roanoke Avenue
Riverhead, NY 11901
Stonybrook Physicians
1300 Roanoke Avenue
Riverhead, NY 11901
Smile Designs of Long Island East-Richard K.Fishler DDS, Fabio Cordero DDS, Jesse Hofer DMD
715 Roanoke Avenue
Riverhead, NY 11901
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. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .
Beautiful, white and ideally aligned teeth are the beauty ideal. In order to enjoy it, it is not enough to just pay attention to the oral hygiene. It is necessary to prevent and treat malocclusions. ... .
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, ... .