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Dr. Lisa Matisko, DMD
1789 South Braddock Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Gleason Medical Associates
1789 South Braddock Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Edgewood Dental
1789 South Braddock Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Sixth Street Dental
125 6th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Jay M Schulhof Dmd
1675 Washington Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
Sullivan Patrick DDS
3735 Saxonburg Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Gottlieb Richard DMD
3347 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Associated Dental Specialists: Smith Richard S DDS
3347 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Humana Dental
1000 Cliff Mine Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Accurate Family Dental
8135 Old Perry Highway
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
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. ... .
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, ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .