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Dr. Xochitl D. Anderton, DDS
1702 Parkway Drive
Lubbock, TX 79403
Community Dental Clinic: Martinez David D DDS
1702 Parkway Drive
Lubbock, TX 79403
Community Dental Clinic: Valencia Erica M DDS
1702 Parkway Drive
Lubbock, TX 79403
Dr. David D. Martinez, DMD
1313 Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79401
Lubbock Family Dental: Epperson Travis DDS
8220 Memphis Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79423
John W Epperson PC
8220 Memphis Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79423
Lubbock Family Dental: Randers Jr Thomas DDS
8220 Memphis Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79423
Lubbock Family Dental
8220 Memphis Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79423
Pope Kevin w DDS
4630 50th St # 508
Lubbock, TX 79414
Breaud Stephen J DDS
4630 50th Street
Lubbock, TX 79414
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 ... .
The pursuit of white smile is commonly associated with the 20th century society. However, people have been striving for white teeth since hundreds of years. ... .
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, ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .