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Pouchot Dentistry: Pouchot Daniel E DDS
5659 Parkway Drive
Gloucester Courthouse, VA 23061
Pouchot Dentistry
5659 Parkway Drive
Gloucester Courthouse, VA 23061
Butterfoss Thomas W DDS
6882 Main Street
Gloucester Courthouse, VA 23061
Family Dental Care: Lagonegro Ann L DDS
6093 George Washington Memorial Highway
Gloucester Courthouse, VA 23061
Harris Jr C R DDS
6423 Canon Way
Gloucester Courthouse, VA 23061
Dr. W. Heath Allen
6882 Main Street
Gloucester Courthouse, VA 23061
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 ... .
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, ... .