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Wiggins Jr Benjamin E DDS
1305 Rodman Avenue
Portsmouth, VA 23707
Tompkins Stanley P DDS
5830 Trucker Street
Portsmouth, VA 23703
Dental Center: Community Action Organization of Scioto County
1112 Gallia Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Williams Brooke R DDS
1112 Gallia Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Cao Center For Dental Wellness
1112 Gallia Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Center For Dental Wellness: Mc Cleese Howard D DDS
1112 Gallia Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Dr. Brent A. Williams, DDS
1112 Gallia Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Kool Smiles PC: John Vinita T DDS
4072 Victory Boulevard
Portsmouth, VA 23701
Koolsmiles: Abolahrari Sara DDS
4072 Victory Boulevard
Portsmouth, VA 23701
Dr. Monleudy K. Bracken, DDS
4072 Victory Boulevard
Portsmouth, VA 23701
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. ... .
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. ... .
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, ... .
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. ... .