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Generations Family Dental (formerly McGinn-LaCourt Family Dentistry)
2505 N Mayfair Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53226
King Family Dentistry
6520 W Layton Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53220
Dr. Roland P. Wolferstetter, DDS
9235 W Capitol Dr
Milwaukee, WI 53222
East Town Dental Group: Weissgerber Lee A DDS
788 N Jefferson St
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Smaglick Paul R DDS
324 E Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Mary Quinn, D.D.S.
6373 N Jean Nicolet Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Mandel Mark S DDS
5960 W Brown Deer Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53223
Riverwalk Dentistry
735 N Water St
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Lloyd David G DDS
10425 W North Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Dr. J W. Franta, DDS
9001 North 76th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53223
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 ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .