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Dr. Jay B. Reese, DDS
2001 Corona Road
Columbia, MO 65203
Pitner John w DDS
220 Williamstown Way
Columbia, SC 29212
Joel L Parran Family Dentistry: Parran Joel L DDS
5565 Sterrett Place
Columbia, MD 21044
Northeast Oral & Maxillofacial: Strider James W DDS
9310 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
Dootson Jeffery DMD
9310 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
Dr. Brian R. Cherry, DMD
9310 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
Northeast Oral & Maxillofacial: Phillips Jr Donald M DDS
9310 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
Dr. Johnathan L. Mallott, DDS
3320 Bluff Creek Drive
Columbia, MO 65201
Carolina Children's Dentistry of Columbia
7701 Trenholm Road
Columbia, SC 29223
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, ... .
Beautiful, white and ideally aligned teeth are the beauty ideal. In order to enjoy it, it is not enough to just pay attention to the oral hygiene. It is necessary to prevent and treat malocclusions. ... .
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 ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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 ... .