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South Georgia Pediatric Dentistry
3227 North Oak Street Extension
Valdosta, GA 31605
Adams Orthodontics: Adams Bradley O DDS
816 Northwood Park Drive
Valdosta, GA 31602
Ron L Shiver DMD
818 Northwood Park Drive
Valdosta, GA 31604
Ware Latrelle
101 Northside Drive
Valdosta, GA 31602
William A. Moorman, DDS
3211 Wildwood Plantation Drive
Valdosta, GA 31605
Ashley W. Moorman, DDS
3211 Wildwood Plantation Drive
Valdosta, GA 31605
J. Barclay Woodward, DDS
3211 Wildwood Plantation Drive
Valdosta, GA 31605
Advanced Dental Care: Moorman William S DDS
3211 Wildwood Plantation Drive
Valdosta, GA 31605
Valdosta Oral & Maxilofacial Surgeons, P.C.: Roan John D DDS
2720 North Oak Street
Valdosta, GA 31602
Valdosta Oral & Maxilofacial
2720 North Oak Street
Valdosta, GA 31602
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, ... .
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. ... .
Beautiful, white and ideally aligned teeth are the beauty ideal. In order to enjoy it, it is not enough to just pay attention to the oral hygiene. It is necessary to prevent and treat malocclusions. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .