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Alan G Zinke PC
222 East Primrose Street
Springfield, MO 65807
Renken Dentistry: Renken Joshua M DDS
2801 Mansion Road
Springfield, IL 62711
Renken Dentistry
2801 Mansion Road
Springfield, IL 62711
Dye James R DDS
1717 East Cherokee Street
Springfield, MO 65804
Dr. Austin R. Rust, DMD
1717 East Cherokee Street
Springfield, MO 65804
Capati Dental
1027 South 2nd Street
Springfield, IL 62704
Capati Dental
1027 South 2nd Street
Springfield, IL 62704
Durbin Orthodontics: Durbin David S DDS MS
1112 Rickard Road
Springfield, IL 62704
Mary Ann Rackauskas LLC
1112 Rickard Road
Springfield, IL 62704
Kendrick & Jones: Kendrick Samuel D DDS
1226 Ledlie Avenue
Springfield, IL 62702
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, ... .
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 ... .
A dead tooth is a colloquial name for a tooth that does not have a nerve inside it because it was replaced by a dissolvable material during the root canal treatment. A tooth may also become dead due to caries. The shade of dead teeth usually become grey. Fortunately, they can be whitened as well. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .