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Park Avenue Family Dental: Nicolino Tim DDS
1004 East Park Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50315
Sturdivant & Mann: Mann Kyle R DDS
530 39th Street
Des Moines, IA 50312
Sturdivant & Mann: Sturdivant Jeffrey J DDS
530 39th Street
Des Moines, IA 50312
Smile Orthdontics - Drs. Sturdivant and Mann, P.C.
530 39th Street
Des Moines, IA 50312
Boyd N Nordmark DDS Dentist Office
619 Euclid Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50313
Broadlawns Medical Center: Harvey Hayley L DDS
1801 Hickman Road
Des Moines, IA 50314
Book Larry C DDS
1801 Hickman Road
Des Moines, IA 50314
Dr. James Pollard, DDS
1801 Hickman Road
Des Moines, IA 50314
Dr. Glenn L. Book, DDS
1801 Hickman Road
Des Moines, IA 50314
Broadlawns Medical Center: Sommers James H DDS
1801 Hickman Road
Des Moines, IA 50314
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. ... .
Malocclusion means all dysfunctions of the tooth form and the incorrect relation between the teeth. There are genetic factors which condition the occurrence of malocclusion, nonetheless, it is most often an effect of bad habits in childhood. ... .
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. ... .
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 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. ... .