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Garfield Dental Group: Chao Ronald C DDS
2815 North Garfield Road
Traverse City, MI 49686
Dr. Michael Hutchison
10850 East Traverse Highway
Traverse City, MI 49684
Sara S. Bergsma, DDS, MS, PC
545 South Garfield Avenue
Traverse City, MI 49686
Matthew Green DDS
421 Second Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Dr. Virginia A. Sampson, DDS
421 Second Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Great Lakes Dental Group: Catino Frank K DDS
115 East 14th Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Lundy Melissa
115 East 14th Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Great Lakes Dental Group
115 East 14th Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Sternhagen Paul G DDS
932 East Eighth Street
Traverse City, MI 49686
Dreffs Tammy
12776 South West-Bay Shore Drive
Traverse City, MI 49684
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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, ... .
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 ... .
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 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 ... .