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Dr. Paul S Burkey, Orthodontic Specialist
290 Center Drive
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Dental Care of Vernon Hills
701 North Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Dr. Ira G. Spiro, DDS
830 West End Ct.
Vernon Hills, IL 60060
Dr. John Brunetti, DMD
1 East Phillip Road
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Dr. Kenneth Holz, D.D.S.
1 East Phillip Road
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Ken A. Holz, D.D.S.
1 East Phillip Road
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Brenner Scott DDS
50 Lakeview Parkway
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Hawthorn Dental Associates
1220 U.S. 45
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Vernon Hills Dental Center
300 Center Drive
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Arbor Hills Dental Care
175 North Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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, ... .
Every kind of malocclusion in a child can have very serious consequences. This is why we should begin the treatment right after we notice first symptoms of any type of bad bite. ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .
Though there are many chemical whiteners on the market, we can also use natural whitening methods that won't put the health of our teeth in danger. Sometimes instead of using chemicals we can simply... eat! ... .