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Esthetic & General Dentistry: Pettaway Reginald DDS
9850 Key West Ave # 308
Rockville, MD 20850
Esthetic & General Dentistry
9850 Key West Ave # 308
Rockville, MD 20850
Key West Dental Care
9850 Key West Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
Victor R. Siegel, DDS
16815 Crabbs Branch Way
Rockville, MD 20855
Kantakevich Doring Perez-West: Perez-West Clementina DDS
11400 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Elbert Chang DDS MS
5830 Hubbard Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
Alpha Omega Foundation
50 West Edmonston Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
Maryland Oral Diagnosis: Sun Di DDS
50 West Edmonston Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
Tenley Orthodontics: Esfandiari Sheila DDS
50 West Edmonston Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
Joseph Boesch DDS
105 West Edmonston Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
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 ... .
Removable braces are usually used to treat not serious malocclusions in children who still have milk teeth. They also prevent the patients from worsening of the developing or already existing malocclusions. The greatest advantage of the removable braces is their low price. In comparison to fixed braces, the price of removable braces is really insignificant. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .