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Dr. Frank Mehrdad, Coastal Family Dental
1175 Baker St
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Dr. Michael Ayzin, DDS
1202 Southeast Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Dr. Tim K. Stegelvik, DDS
1520 Nutmeg Place
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Gentle Dental Costa Mesa
2000 Harbor Boulevard
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Jeremy B. Jorgenson DDS
3033 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
New Image Dentistry and Implants
660 Baker Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Newport Dental Group
1835 Newport Blvd, Suite E267
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Newport-Mesa Orthodontics and Family Dentistry
145 East 19th Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
NuSmile Dental Center
1500 Adams Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Pacific Harbor Dental Group and Orthodontics
3030 Harbor Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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 ... .
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. ... .
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, ... .
Beautiful smile, as well as healthy and straight teeth, are very often an effect of a long-term and expensive treatment. Modern orthodontics offers a great variety of different malocclusion treatments. Unfortunately, we have to pay for some of them. ... .