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Hawks Family Dentistry
236 North 6th Street
Mayfield, KY 42066
Dowdy Donald B DDS
236 North 6th Street
Mayfield, KY 42066
Wes H Mills DMD PLLC
203 East North Street
Mayfield, KY 42066
Wes H Mills PLLC: Mills Wes H DDS
203 East North Street
Mayfield, KY 42066
Dr. Holly W. Mcclendon, DMD
107 East Walnut Street
Mayfield, KY 42066
Freeman Dental PLLC
312 Wyatt Drive
Mayfield, KY 42066
Marsh Daniel C DDS
312 Wyatt Drive
Mayfield, KY 42066
Mill Brad S DDS
212 North 7th Street
Mayfield, KY 42066
Mills Jerry DDS
212 North 7th Street
Mayfield, KY 42066
Dr. Salena C. Poat, DMD
315 South 6th Street
Mayfield, KY 42066
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, ... .
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. ... .
The pursuit of white smile is commonly associated with the 20th century society. However, people have been striving for white teeth since hundreds of years. ... .
Malocclusion means all dysfunctions of the tooth form and the incorrect relation between the teeth. There are genetic factors which condition the occurrence of malocclusion, nonetheless, it is most often an effect of bad habits in childhood. ... .
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 ... .