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Allen Donald DDS
1509 Aragona Boulevard
Fort Washington, MD 20744
Andrews Valerie DDS
8800 Old Palmer Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
Bhullar Rajinder DDS
10905 Fort Washington Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
Bostic Faye
9400 Livingston Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
Brown Edward C DDS
9400 Livingston Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
Children's Dental Carousel
7119 Allentown Rd
Fort Washington, MD 20744
Children's Dental Carousel: Allen-Williams Cynthia DDS
7119 Allentown Rd
Fort Washington, MD 20744
Di Lorenzo & Hrechka: Di Lorenzo Henry DDS
10905 Fort Washington Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
Dr. Charmaine Folkes Cardwell
10903 Indian Head Highway
Fort Washington, MD 20744
Dr. Deepa Suryanarayanan, DMD
10905 Fort Washington Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
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. ... .
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, ... .
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. ... .
Every kind of malocclusion in a child can have very serious consequences. This is why we should begin the treatment right after we notice first symptoms of any type of bad bite. ... .