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Alarcon Cristina DDS
2326 York Road
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
Baltimore Center-Advanced
1134 York Rd
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
Chincheck Lynn DDS
9475 Deereco Road
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
Culbertson Bonnie L DDS
1134 York Rd
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
Dr. Brian C. Lee, DDS
109 Old Padonia Road
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
Dr. Fernando J. Narava, DDS
9690 Deereco Road
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
Dr. Michael Klaff / Dr. Pamela F. Otto
1407 York Road
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
Dr. Paul W. Karpovich, DDS
1 Texas Station Court
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
Dr. Robin Greenspan, DDS
109 Old Padonia Road
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
Dr. Tracy A. Bowden, DDS
2326 York Road
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
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 ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .