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Smile Designers: Grossman Steven B DDS
947 Harvard Street
Endicott, NY 13760
Smile Designers: Westcott Mark E DDS
947 Harvard Street
Endicott, NY 13760
Watson Douglas a DDS
1150 Campville Road
Endicott, NY 13760
Carman Family Dentistry
101 Jefferson Avenue
Endicott, NY 13760
Carman Family Dentistry
101 Jefferson Avenue
Endicott, NY 13760
Dr. Robert T. Carman, DDS
101 Jefferson Avenue
Endicott, NY 13760
Summit Dental: Lee Brennan DDS
609 East Main Street
Endicott, NY 13760
Fingelis & Lee Dental: Lee Timothy DDS
31 Adams Avenue
Endicott, NY 13760
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, ... .
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 ... .
Beautiful smile, as well as healthy and straight teeth, are very often an effect of a long-term and expensive treatment. Modern orthodontics offers a great variety of different malocclusion treatments. Unfortunately, we have to pay for some of them. ... .
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. ... .