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Dental Walk-In Clinic
1030 South Belcher Road
Largo, FL 33771
Dental Walk In Clinic Pnlls: Gibson Philip L DDS
1030 South Belcher Road
Largo, FL 33771
Today's Family Dentistry
12662 Indian Rocks Road
Largo, FL 33774
Florida Dental Center: Radford Lori DDS
7491 Ulmerton Road
Largo, FL 33771
Florida Dental Centers
7491 Ulmerton Road
Largo, FL 33771
Florida Dental Center: Hutchinson Keith DDS
7491 Ulmerton Road
Largo, FL 33771
All About You Dentistry
800 East Bay Drive
Largo, FL 33770
Bird Alberto M DMD
2610 West Bay Drive
Largo, FL 33770
Dental Care of Largo
1511 Indian Rocks Road
Largo, FL 33770
Dr. Robert S. Reaves, DDS
1511 Indian Rocks Road
Largo, FL 33770
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. ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .