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Anderson Dental
100 South Colonial Drive
Alabaster, AL 35007
Canales Orthodontics
100 S Colonial Dr
Alabaster, AL 35007
Stricklin Stephen R DDS
223 1st Street North
Alabaster, AL 35007
Dr. Thomas Dudney and Dr. Kari Bartlett
122 7th Avenue Northeast
Alabaster, AL 35007
Penfield Orthodontics
122 7th Avenue Northeast
Alabaster, AL 35007
Baugh Temple
122 7th Avenue Northeast
Alabaster, AL 35007
Penfield Orthodontics
122 7th Avenue Northeast
Alabaster, AL 35007
Dr. Jocelyn A. Mcclelland, DDS
129 1st Street North
Alabaster, AL 35007
Paine Monica
129 1st Street North
Alabaster, AL 35007
Koplan Allan DDS
129 1st Street North
Alabaster, AL 35007
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 ... .
You used to have white teeth which made your friends jealous. Since recently, however, you have noticed that your smile lost its gloss. Find out why is it so. ... .
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. ... .
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, ... .