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William F. Alfonso DDS
2501 Crestwood Road
North Little Rock, AR 72116
Arkansas Tmj Center: Laresen W Brent DDS
2501 Crestwood Road
North Little Rock, AR 72116
Central Ar Oral Maxillofacial: Molpus Steven F DDS
2501 Crestwood Road
North Little Rock, AR 72116
Mounts Dental Care
2512 Crestwood Road
North Little Rock, AR 72116
Howell Jr John C DDS
2501 Crestwood Road
North Little Rock, AR 72116
Arkansas Dental Surgery Center
2501 Crestwood Road
North Little Rock, AR 72116
Smith Meridith
2501 Crestwood Road
North Little Rock, AR 72116
Central Arkansas Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Center
2501 Crestwood Road
North Little Rock, AR 72116
Michael L. Quick, D.D.S. : Orthodontic Associates
2501 Crestwood Road
North Little Rock, AR 72116
Inman Dental Clinic: Inman Thomas G DDS
1802 Arkansas 161
North Little Rock, AR 72117
Braces can make your life difficult in many various ways. Before the treatment, the patients usually have concerns about their future life with a foreign object in their mouth. The braces, however, do not prevent you from having a normal life. Nonetheless, during the treatment, you should follow all medical advices of your doctor, especially those concerning oral hygiene. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .