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Hancock Dental
201 High Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Dickes Walter H DDS
47 Park Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Acadia Dental Arts: Meyer Peter F DDS
382 State Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Dr. Philip B. Norton, DMD
52 Christian Ridge Road
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Palmquist Gary a DDS
373 Spruce Street
Ellsworth, WI 54011
Hancock Dental: Cummings Peter C DDS
201 High Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Associates In Orthodontics
201 High Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Dr. Mark P. Boyd, DDS
190 Beechland Road
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Caring Hands of Maine Dental Center
72 Beechland Road
Ellsworth, ME 04605
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 ... .
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. ... .
Who wouldn't like to have white teeth? In reality, just a few people have an ideally white smile, though, everybody dreams about it. On the market we can now get chewing gums which - according to the producers - possess whitening qualities. Do tooth whitening chewing gums work at whitening teeth? ... .
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. ... .
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, ... .