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Atwill-Conroy Dental Associates: Conroy William DDS
1 Thurber Boulevard
Smithfield, RI 02917
Tratta Nicolle
1 Thurber Boulevard
Smithfield, RI 02917
Gremza David DDS
29 Sanderson Road
Smithfield, SC 29172
Dr. Jonathan D Miles DDS
510 South Main Street
Smithfield, UT 84335
Wake Orthodontics of Smithfield
508 North 7th Street
Smithfield, NC 27577
Wake Orthodontics & Pediatric: McCutchen Erin L DDS
508 North 7th Street
Smithfield, NC 27577
Wake Orthodontics & Pediatric: Macon C Randy DDS
508 North 7th Street
Smithfield, NC 27577
Collie F McGowan DDS
508 North 7th Street
Smithfield, NC 27577
Community Dental Center
130 West 700 South
Smithfield, UT 84335
Whitaker Frank D DDS
1189 South Main Street
Smithfield, UT 84335
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 ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
Braces are not for everyone. Are there any alternatives to braces? There is a lot of people who don't want to get braces due to emotional, aesthetical or professional reasons. There are also people, who can't get braces because of health problems - e.g. diseases of the immune system exclude the possibility of getting dental braces. ... .