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Concerned Dental Care
492 Old Town Rd
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
Iannello Dental Group
492 Old Town Road
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
Mastronardi Anthony A DDS
367 Old Town Rd
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
Suffolk Pediatric Dentistry: Serino Robert DDS
8 Medical Dr
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
Suffolk Pediatric Dentistry
8 Medical Dr
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
Suffolk Pediatric Dentistry: Coniglio Philip M DDS
8 Medical Dr
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
Nasti Ann M DDS
12 Roosevelt Avenue
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
Coventry Dental Care
4665 Nesconset Highway
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
Damaskos John DDS
2 Morgan Avenue
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
Miller Jan Scott DDS
101 Ontario Street
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
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. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .