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Balzli Blake DDS
318 University Drive
Starkville, MS 39759
Howard Denise
318 University Drive
Starkville, MS 39759
Rodney W Waldrop PA
305 Carver Drive
Starkville, MS 39759
Jonathan A. Woolfolk, D.M.D.
301 Hospital Road
Starkville, MS 39759
John W. Starr, Jr., DMD
974 Mississippi 12
Starkville, MS 39759
Golden Triangle Periodontal Center
974 Mississippi 12
Starkville, MS 39759
Oral & Facial Surgical Center
2 Professional Plaza
Starkville, MS 39759
Oral & Facial Surgical Center: Griffin Jr John E DMD
2 Professional Plaza
Starkville, MS 39759
Martin Oral & Maxillofacial: Martin R Andrew DDS
976 Mississippi 12
Starkville, MS 39759
Dr. Michael J. Cox, MD
100 Wilburn Way
Starkville, MS 39759
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. ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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, ... .