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Dr. Kelly J. Johnson, DDS
2970 Kele Street
Lihue, HI 96766
Dr. Matt Hoshino, DMD
4473 Pahee Street
Lihue, HI 96766
Dr. Jeremy Masenior, DDS
4473 Pahee Street
Lihue, HI 96766
Furgeson Michael DDS
4347 Rice Street
Lihue, HI 96766
Emerald Island Oral Facial
4414 Kukui Grove Street
Lihue, HI 96766
Emerald Island Oral Facial
4414 Kukui Grove Street
Lihue, HI 96766
Hawaii Family Dental
4473 Pahee Street
Lihue, HI 96766
Hawaiian Island Dental
4370 Kukui Grove Street
Lihue, HI 96766
Lihue Dental - Dr. Terry Allen DDS
4366 Kukui Grove Street
Lihue, HI 96766
Who doesn't want to have a beautiful and glamorous smile? Unfortunately, it is not possible when our teeth are yellow and have coffee, tea or cigarettes stains. Few people can afford expensive and professional in-office whitening treatment. Fortunately, you can achieve similar effect by using cheap home remedies. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .
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, ... .