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Merced Pediatric Dentistry: Marie D. Moran DDS Alan W. Hoffman DDS
113 West El Portal Drive
Merced, CA 95348
Boothe Jeffrey F DDS
3351 M Street
Merced, CA 95348
Merced Family Dental Care
554 West 25th Street
Merced, CA 95340
Dr. Mohamed H. Ahmed, DDS
645 West Olive Avenue
Merced, CA 95348
Apple Dental: Megally Ahmed R DDS
645 West Olive Avenue
Merced, CA 95348
Yosemite Dental Society
4801 Vaughn Avenue
Merced, CA 95341
Merced Dental
747 West Childs Avenue
Merced, CA 95341
Dr. David W. Turpin, DDS
747 West Childs Avenue
Merced, CA 95341
Quest Diagnostics: Pezoldt Andrea M DDS
727 West Childs Avenue
Merced, CA 95341
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. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .
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 ... .