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Kennan Dana E DDS
1412 South Salisbury Boulevard
Salisbury, MD 21801
Kennan Kelly S DDS
1412 South Salisbury Boulevard
Salisbury, MD 21801
Kevin J Showfety Orthodontics
1607 Old Concord Road
Salisbury, NC 28146
Kirkpatrick Linda
1834 Jake Alexander Boulevard West
Salisbury, NC 28147
Klebe Allison
1310 Belmont Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21804
Kool Smiles of Salisbury: Vieth David M DDS
406 North Fruitland Boulevard
Salisbury, MD 21801
Krause Pediatric & Orthodontic: Krause Gerald DDS
560 Riverside Drive
Salisbury, MD 21801
Krause Pediatric & Orthodontic: Krause Gerald DDS
560 Riverside Drive
Salisbury, MD 21801
Lyerly & Associates PA: Lyerly Alan R DDS
5980 U.S. 52
Salisbury, NC 28146
Lynn F Ascher DMD
560 Riverside Drive
Salisbury, MD 21801
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 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. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .