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Amy J Wadas LLC
9307 Calumet Avenue
Munster, IN 46321
Associated Dentists of Northwest Indiana
1650 West 45th Street
Munster, IN 46321
Buoscio Joseph R DDS
616 Ridge Road
Munster, IN 46321
Children's Dental Care: Merlo Barbara J DDS
9301 Calumet Avenue
Munster, IN 46321
Compton and Broomhead Dental Center
901 Fran-lin Pkwy
Munster, IN 46321
Compton Dental Center
901 Fran Lin Parkway
Munster, IN 46321
Cuban Nicholas P DDS
9116 Columbia Avenue
Munster, IN 46321
Doreen M Peterson DDS
131 Ridge Road
Munster, IN 46321
Dr. Jeffrey T. Milne, DDS
548 Ridge Road
Munster, IN 46321
Dr. John Wadas III, DDS
417 Ridge Road
Munster, IN 46321
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. ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .