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Monacell Orthodontics
9448 Chamberlayne Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
Elizabeth Mei DDS. Orthodontist
9221 Chamberlayne Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
Futrell Robert G DDS
8417 North Run Medical Drive
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
Major David w DDS
8167 Ladiestown Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Jeffery Schul, MD- Allergy Partners of Richmond
7347 Bell Creek Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Marks Family Dentistry: Marks Norman J DDS
9150 Dickey Drive
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
Dr. Joan J. Emberland, DDS
28095 Three Notch Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
Posenau Jerry L DDS
7575 Cold Harbor Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Germane Nicholas DDS
7478 Lee Davis Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Morris L. Jordan, Jr., DDS, PC
7239 Mechanicsville Turnpike
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
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 ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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, ... .
Insurance is difficult to understand for a lot of people. It’s more so when contemplating state-sponsored insurance such as Medicaid and CHIP or government insurance like Medicare. Here’s what it’s all about. ... .