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Sandefer Premier Dental
1291 Florida Ave SW
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Bencaz Dental Care: Abbott Sheila
130 N Hummell St
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Clint N. Sandefer, DDS
1291 Florida Ave SW
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Bencaz Dental Care: Brown David DDS
130 S Hummell St
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Bencaz Family Dentistry
130 N Hummell St
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Bencaz Dental Care
130 S Hummell St
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Bencaz Dental Care: Hughes Milton D DDS
130 N Hummell St
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Leanne T. Smith, DDS
2281 S Range Ave
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Professional Handpiece Repair
34990 Gravesbriar Drive
Denham Springs, LA 70706
Ortho Carlton DDS
340 Veterans Boulevard
Denham Springs, LA 70726
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. ... .
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 ... .
Beautiful smile, as well as healthy and straight teeth, are very often an effect of a long-term and expensive treatment. Modern orthodontics offers a great variety of different malocclusion treatments. Unfortunately, we have to pay for some of them. ... .
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, ... .
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 ... .