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Bloomington Courtyard Dental
144 Brigham Road
St. George, UT 84790
Dr. Roger R. Davies, DDS
144 Brigham Road
St. George, UT 84790
Ringwood Tiffany
144 Brigham Road
St. George, UT 84790
Riverside Dental Care
368 East Riverside Drive
St. George, UT 84790
Lowe Khara
368 E Riverside Dr # 2a
St. George, UT 84790
Dr. James K. Ott, DDS
368 East Riverside Drive
St. George, UT 84790
Theurer Orthodontics
965 East 700 South
St. George, UT 84790
Susan M. Baker, DDS
1449 1400 West Street
St. George, UT 84770
Genesis Dental St George (Snow Canyon Dental)
1449 N 1400 W # A1
St. George, UT 84770
Michael Brown DDS MS
1240 East 100 South
St. George, UT 84790
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 ... .
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, ... .
A dead tooth is a colloquial name for a tooth that does not have a nerve inside it because it was replaced by a dissolvable material during the root canal treatment. A tooth may also become dead due to caries. The shade of dead teeth usually become grey. Fortunately, they can be whitened as well. ... .
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. ... .