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Dr. Alex A. Mazurenko, DMD
2401 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04102
Dr. Anthony Bagoyo, DMD
13255 Southeast Stark Street
Portland, OR 97233
Dr. Audrey Stack, DDS
276 Canco Road
Portland, ME 04103
Dr. Barry D. Hilligan, DDS
119 East Bridge Street
Portland, MI 48875
Dr. Bradley R. Hagedorn, DMD
973 Northwest Saltzman Road
Portland, OR 97229
Dr. Bui, DMD - Sleep Dentistry of Portland
19265 Southeast Stark Street
Portland, OR 97233
Dr. Charles A. Iselborn, DDS
149 Brighton Ave
Portland, ME 04102
Dr. Chirdeep M. Chandrakeerthi, DDS
405 Southeast 133rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97233
Dr. Christine A. Ressler, DMD
215 SE 102nd Ave
Portland, OR 97216
Dr. David A. Vaughan, DDS
1250 Forest Avenue
Portland, ME 04103
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 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 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 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. ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .