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Dr Sepideh Agah
3517 Alma Street
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Low Kevin w DDS
652 Homer Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Lorenz Whitney DDS
652 Homer Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Lee and Woo Orthodontics
3200 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Tracy Leclerc DDS
662 Homer Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Harvey Boyarsky DMD
888 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Ihab Andrawess DMD- Palo Alto Dental Care
655 Homer Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Wong Laurence S DDS
655 Homer Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Palo Alto Advanced Dentists
4191 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Palo Alto Dental Wellness
2700 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306
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. ... .
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, ... .
Beautiful, white and ideally aligned teeth are the beauty ideal. In order to enjoy it, it is not enough to just pay attention to the oral hygiene. It is necessary to prevent and treat malocclusions. ... .
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 ... .
In contrary to the removable dental braces, the fixed ones are put on by an orthodontist for the whole period of the treatment. Nowadays, patients opt for them rather than for the removable braces because the treatment is noticeably shorter and more effective with the fixed braces. ... .