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Alpenglow Dental Inc
3401 Denali Street
Anchorage, AK 99503
Alaska Center For Dentistry, PC
3708 Rhone Circle
Anchorage, AK 99508
Luff Orthodontics Llc
3708 Rhone Circle
Anchorage, AK 99508
Coombs Orthodontics Llc: Coombs Keith DDS
3708 Rhone Circle
Anchorage, AK 99508
Alaska Dental Society
9170 Jewel Lake Road
Anchorage, AK 99502
Mc Granahan Keith DDS
1407 West 31st Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99503
Dr. Denise Attaway, DMD
13320 Shelbyville Road
Anchorage, KY 40223
Richard Crosby DDS
3111 Denali Street
Anchorage, AK 99503
Duclos Jack B DDS
1836 West Northern Lights Boulevard
Anchorage, AK 99517
Scott Laudon, DMD
2819 Dawson Street
Anchorage, AK 99503
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, ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .