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AAA General Dentistry
239 Pearl Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Aaa General Dentistry: Averill David C DDS
239 Pearl Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Adult Dental Care: Wong Kin DDS
30 Chestnut Avenue
Burlington, MA 01803
Advanced Dental Care - Chris McGonigle DMD
388 Cambridge St
Burlington, MA 01803
Alamance County Children's Dental Health Center
1914 McKinney Street
Burlington, NC 27217
Alamance Dental Associates: Ricks Robert M DDS
294 East Davis Street
Burlington, NC 27215
Alamance Family Dentistry
2960 Professional Park Drive
Burlington, NC 27215
Alamance Pediatric Dentistry
306 Alamance Road
Burlington, NC 27215
Alamance Pediatric Dentistry: Grooms Todd DDS
306 Alamance Road
Burlington, NC 27215
Anne Elizabeth Family Dental: Cobham Sharon DDS
2728 Anne Elizabeth Drive
Burlington, NC 27215
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 ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .
Malocclusion means all dysfunctions of the tooth form and the incorrect relation between the teeth. There are genetic factors which condition the occurrence of malocclusion, nonetheless, it is most often an effect of bad habits in childhood. ... .