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Dr. Claude L. Ricks Jr, DDS
1318 Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79401
Covenant Children's Hospital
4015 22nd Place
Lubbock, TX 79410
Leslie Tim N DDS
3819 84th Street
Lubbock, TX 79423
Melanson Michael P DDS
1923 Marsha Sharp Freeway
Lubbock, TX 79415
Kool Smiles of Lubbock: Young Mayfield DDS
1923 Marsha Sharp Freeway
Lubbock, TX 79415
Kool Smiles of Lubbock: Thomas Jeffrey A DDS
1923 Marsha Sharp Freeway
Lubbock, TX 79415
Dr. James B. Green, DDS
6102 82nd Street
Lubbock, TX 79424
Scott Denlstry DDS
6102 82nd Street
Lubbock, TX 79424
Double-T-Smiles
6102 82nd Street
Lubbock, TX 79424
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. ... .
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 ... .
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? ... .
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. ... .