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Booker & Morgan Family Dentistry
6632 George Washington Memorial Highway
Grafton, VA 23692
Dr. Fabienne J. Morgan, DDS
6632 George Washington Memorial Highway
Grafton, VA 23692
Drs. Butterfoss and Barton Orthodontics
4310 George Washington Memorial Highway
Grafton, VA 23692
Alexander Robert M DDS
105 Terrebonne Road
Grafton, VA 23692
Geary Family Dentistry: Perkins Ann
105 Terrebonne Road
Grafton, VA 23692
Geary Family Dentistry
105 Terrebonne Road
Grafton, VA 23692
Geary Family Dentistry: Geary Jr Thomas R DDS
105 Terrebonne Road
Grafton, VA 23692
Geary Family Dentistry: Geary Bryan T DDS
105 Terrebonne Road
Grafton, VA 23692
James Danko, DMD
74 North Main Street
Grafton, MA 01536
Neil w Daby Ltd: Daby Neil w DDS
15 East 7th Street
Grafton, ND 58237
We usually associate the braces with children. Nowadays, however, more and more adults also become patients in the orthodontic offices. Fashion is not only about clothing, good cosmetics, complexion and hairstyle. White and healthy teeth are also trendy. When should an adult contact and orthodontist? ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .