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Mid Florida Dental Associates: Sharma Rajesh DDS
809 East Oak Street
Kissimmee, FL 34744
Family Dentistry: Ahmed Nadeem M DDS
3192 South John Young Parkway
Kissimmee, FL 34746
Dr. Joseph A. ATA, DMD
3291 South John Young Parkway
Kissimmee, FL 34746
Dr. Leonel Torres, DDS
607 Oak Commons Boulevard
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Omar Ata
3192 South John Young Parkway
Kissimmee, FL 34746
Reflections Dental
3292 Greenwald Way North
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Dr. Clarissa Morales, DMD
3292 Greenwald Way North
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Orofacial & Dental Implant: Sedaros Steve A DDS
605 Oak Commons Boulevard
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Orofacial & Dental Implant: Sedaros Steve A DDS
605 Oak Commons Boulevard
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Ata Dental Associates
3192 South John Young Parkway
Kissimmee, FL 34746
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 ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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, ... .