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Schloss Keith C DDS
4020 Sterrettania Road
Erie, PA 16506
Scully Lawrence C DDS
3822 Schaper Avenue
Erie, PA 16508
Snoring, Sleep Apnea & Oral Appliance - Dr. John H. Tucker
3736 Sterrettania Road
Erie, PA 16506
Spiegel Edward P DDS
3563 Aberdeen Ave
Erie, PA 16506
Summit Dental Associates: Cerminara Anthony DDS
1341 West 26th Street
Erie, PA 16508
Summit Dental Associates: Cerminara John W DDS
1341 West 26th Street
Erie, PA 16508
We usually associate the braces with children. Nowadays, however, more and more adults also become patients in the orthodontic offices. Fashion is not only about clothing, good cosmetics, complexion and hairstyle. White and healthy teeth are also trendy. When should an adult contact and orthodontist? ... .
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 ... .
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, ... .
Every kind of malocclusion in a child can have very serious consequences. This is why we should begin the treatment right after we notice first symptoms of any type of bad bite. ... .
In contrary to the removable dental braces, the fixed ones are put on by an orthodontist for the whole period of the treatment. Nowadays, patients opt for them rather than for the removable braces because the treatment is noticeably shorter and more effective with the fixed braces. ... .