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Lemos Linda
Henry Street 75-1028
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Mark I Masunaga Inc
76-6225 Kuakini Highway
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Pine Steven C DDS
Kuakini Highway 75-5751
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Ressler Randy DDS
Hualalai Road 75-184
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Ronald H Hirata DMD, MS
75-5845 Alii Drive
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Sayre Frank H DDS
Palani Road 75-5591
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Simons Julie
Kuakini Highway 76-6225
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Spruce Sierra
Kuakini Highway 76-6225
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Sweet Tooth Dental Inc
Kopiko Street 75-5660
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Sweet Tooth Dental Inc: Oka Garrett DDS
75-5660 Kopiko Street
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
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 ... .
Though there are many chemical whiteners on the market, we can also use natural whitening methods that won't put the health of our teeth in danger. Sometimes instead of using chemicals we can simply... eat! ... .
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. ... .
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, ... .