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The Practice of Dr Howard Graef
330 E 14 Mile Rd
Clawson, MI 48017
Cosmetic & Family Dental: Hunter James H DDS
635 W 14 Mile Rd
Clawson, MI 48017
Davinnci Dental
626 North Crooks Road
Clawson, MI 48017
Lifetime Dental Excellence
17 South Main Street
Clawson, MI 48017
Freedman Lawrence S DDS
909 West Maple Road
Clawson, MI 48017
Dr. Alan R. Grodin DDS
430 South Main Street
Clawson, MI 48017
G Michael Kabot DDS, MS
655 West 14 Mile Road
Clawson, MI 48017
Bruno Orthodontics
730 North Crooks Road
Clawson, MI 48017
Heritage Dental: Inez Richard DDS
870 North Crooks Road
Clawson, MI 48017
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, ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .