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Ottawa Oral Surgery: Armstrong Jeffrey W DDS
107 E 23rd St
Ottawa, KS 66067
Ottawa Oral Surgery
343 W 23rd St
Ottawa, KS 66067
Ottawa Oral Surgery: Harvey Joseph M DDS
107 E 23rd St
Ottawa, KS 66067
Burks William H III, D.D. S., P.A.
1326 South Main Street
Ottawa, KS 66067
Dr. William C. Vesely, DDS
111 East McKinley Road
Ottawa, IL 61350
Exceptional Dental Care: Conness John M DDS
1400 State St
Ottawa, IL 61350
Cechowicz Joel R DDS
110 West Center Street
Ottawa, IL 61350
Premier Orthodontics
1704 Polaris Circle
Ottawa, IL 61350
Meling David L DDS
1704 Polaris Circle
Ottawa, IL 61350
Ottawa Children's Dentistry
1704 Polaris Circle
Ottawa, IL 61350
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 ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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 ... .
Though there are many chemical whiteners on the market, we can also use natural whitening methods that won't put the health of our teeth in danger. Sometimes instead of using chemicals we can simply... eat! ... .
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, ... .