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Christiansen Dental: Craig Christiansen DDS
476 800 North
Orem, UT 84057
White Smiles Family Dentistry: White Jeremy J DDS
594 East 800 South
Orem, UT 84097
Root Canals & Gen Dentistry: Cerny William A DDS
1834 South State Street
Orem, UT 84097
Crawford Leishman Dental Group
265 W Center St
Orem, UT 84057
Dr. Christopher W. Young, DDS
1834 South State Street
Orem, UT 84097
Utah Cosmetic Dentistry
169 N 400 W
Orem, UT 84057
Dr. Garry M. Brown, DDS
320 East 800 South
Orem, UT 84097
Top Wisdom Teeth Dentist
235 North 1200 West
Orem, UT 84057
Dr. David W. Pincock Sr
1694 North State Street
Orem, UT 84057
Dental Center: Ball Douglas B DDS
1344 South 800 East
Orem, UT 84097
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, ... .
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 ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
Insurance is difficult to understand for a lot of people. It’s more so when contemplating state-sponsored insurance such as Medicaid and CHIP or government insurance like Medicare. Here’s what it’s all about. ... .