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Mohomed Kareema K DDS
3150 W Ward Rd
Dunkirk, MD 20754
Gentle Family Dentistry, LLC
3150 W Ward Rd
Dunkirk, MD 20754
Calvert Smiles
10415 Southern Maryland Boulevard
Dunkirk, MD 20754
Aesthetic & Family Dental Care:Gena Schultheis, DDS, LLC
10365 Southern Maryland Boulevard
Dunkirk, MD 20754
Dr. Richard M. Prechtl, DDS
429 Central Avenue
Dunkirk, NY 14048
Dr. Carl E. Williams, DDS
85 East 4th Street
Dunkirk, NY 14048
Dr. Gunjan Goel, DDS
Central Ave 314-316
Dunkirk, NY 14048
Resource Center Dental
186 Lake Shore Drive West
Dunkirk, NY 14048
Dr. John R. Vona, DDS
Central Avenue 314-316
Dunkirk, NY 14048
Dunkirk Dental Group: Frazer D Duncan DDS
2880 Dunkirk Way
Dunkirk, MD 20754
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. ... .
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 ... .
In contrary to the removable dental braces, the fixed ones are put on by an orthodontist for the whole period of the treatment. Nowadays, patients opt for them rather than for the removable braces because the treatment is noticeably shorter and more effective with the fixed braces. ... .
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. ... .
A dead tooth is a colloquial name for a tooth that does not have a nerve inside it because it was replaced by a dissolvable material during the root canal treatment. A tooth may also become dead due to caries. The shade of dead teeth usually become grey. Fortunately, they can be whitened as well. ... .