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Dr. Alice P. Moran, DMD
1001 Avenida Pico
San Clemente, CA 92673
Brandon Orthodontics: Brandon Alex J DDS
1001 Avenida Pico
San Clemente, CA 92673
Smile Design Dental Group: Asil Arash DDS
390 Camino De Estrella
San Clemente, CA 92672
Smile Design Dental Group
390 Camino De Estrella
San Clemente, CA 92672
Redmond Orthodontics
181 Avenida Vaquero
San Clemente, CA 92672
Erini P. Redmond DDS
181 Avenida Vaquero
San Clemente, CA 92672
San Clemente Dental Group and Orthodontics
943 Avenida Pico
San Clemente, CA 92673
Brownson William J DDS
3553 Camino Mira Costa
San Clemente, CA 92672
Henken And Kennedy Orthodontics
1171 Puerta Del Sol
San Clemente, CA 92673
Dr. Nhu Q. Tran, DDS
1171 Puerta Del Sol
San Clemente, CA 92673
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? ... .
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 ... .
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, ... .
Though there are many chemical whiteners on the market, we can also use natural whitening methods that won't put the health of our teeth in danger. Sometimes instead of using chemicals we can simply... eat! ... .