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Gregory J Toone, DDS
105 Candlewood Court
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Arthur-Barrick: Barrick John A DDS
1934 Thomson Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Blue Ridge Oral & Facial Surgery – Dr. Raj S. Guraya DDS MD
1922 Thomson Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Riley Dental Associates of Central VA
3709 Old Forest Road
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Dr. Kevin S. Midkiff Family & Cosmetic Dentistry
20331 Timberlake Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Zindel Sandy
20331 Timberlake Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Dr. Robert N. Sorenson, DDS
2309 Atherholt Road
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Riley Dental Associates: Jeffrey O. Riley, DDS
3709 Old Forest Road
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Riley Dental Associates of Central VA
3709 Old Forest Road
Lynchburg, VA 24501
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 ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .