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Children's Dentistry-Decatur: Reeves Tina
1815 Somerville Road Southeast
Decatur, AL 35601
Dental Associates of N Alabama: Boudoin Lana DDS
1815 Somerville Road Southeast
Decatur, AL 35601
Gentle Art of Dentistry: Carol A. Cunningham, DDS
2 North Country Club Road
Decatur, IL 62521
Dr. J. Michael Hudson
2 North Country Club Road
Decatur, IL 62521
Whitacie Mary Lou RDH
2 North Country Club Road
Decatur, IL 62521
Smile Center Family Dentistry
4178 Snapfinger Woods Drive
Decatur, GA 30035
Brown Geoffrey G DDS
2375 Wesley Chapel Road
Decatur, GA 30035
Arnold Samantha L DDS
3737 E. Rt. 36
Decatur, IL 62521
Colby Alan D DDS
415 West Ash Avenue
Decatur, IL 62526
Dr. Randy C. Kneezel, DMD
334 West Main Street
Decatur, IL 62522
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 dead tooth is a colloquial name for a tooth that does not have a nerve inside it because it was replaced by a dissolvable material during the root canal treatment. A tooth may also become dead due to caries. The shade of dead teeth usually become grey. Fortunately, they can be whitened as well. ... .
Braces can make your life difficult in many various ways. Before the treatment, the patients usually have concerns about their future life with a foreign object in their mouth. The braces, however, do not prevent you from having a normal life. Nonetheless, during the treatment, you should follow all medical advices of your doctor, especially those concerning oral hygiene. ... .
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 ... .