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Oariona Lowe, DDS., MA
8135 Painter Avenue
Whittier, CA 90602
Whittier Family Dental Offfice
11727 Whittier Boulevard
Whittier, CA 90601
Dagdigian Darrel R DDS
16406 Whittier Boulevard
Whittier, CA 90603
Whittier Square Dentistry
13215 Penn Street
Whittier, CA 90602
Atlantic Dental
6716 Greenleaf Avenue
Whittier, CA 90601
Theodore A. Tanabe, DDS
13203 Hadley Street
Whittier, CA 90601
Betz Leslie R DDS
15022 Mulberry Drive
Whittier, CA 90604
Le Bach DDS
16157 Whittier Boulevard
Whittier, CA 90603
Dr. Michael J. Strohecekr, DMD
1 Hospital Road
Whittier, NC 28789
Dr. Marilyn M. Weeden, DMD
1 Hospital Road
Whittier, NC 28789
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. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .