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Ashwood Dental Office of Dr. Victor Sargissian, DDS
3922 Telegraph Road
Ventura, CA 93003
Dr. Sukhanchal G. Saini, DDS
4360 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93003
Robert E. Keating, DMD
801 Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Mission Dental Group: Thorne J Michael DDS
26 South Garden Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Ventura Dental Services
26 South Garden Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Mission Dental Group
26 South Garden Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Sunny Smiles Dentistry for Children and Young Adults
789 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93003
Sanchez & Mc Coy: Sanchez Jorge DDS
798 East Thompson Boulevard
Ventura, CA 93001
Dr. Reza Malekzadeh, DDS
5722 Telephone Road
Ventura, CA 93003
The Delicate Art of Dentistry
1437 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93003
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 ... .
We usually associate the braces with children. Nowadays, however, more and more adults also become patients in the orthodontic offices. Fashion is not only about clothing, good cosmetics, complexion and hairstyle. White and healthy teeth are also trendy. When should an adult contact and orthodontist? ... .
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. ... .
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, ... .