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Go Easy Dental
619 East Chapel Street
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Dr. Carolyn R. Baldiviez
111 East Park Avenue
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Park Avenue Smiles
111 East Park Avenue
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Sherman Benjamin K DDS
300 Stratford Avenue
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Stroud James R DDS
1103 East Clark Avenue
Santa Maria, CA 93455
Hamlet DDS-Friendly Smiles Dental Group
1670 South Broadway
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Main Dental Center: Abdallah Al-Harazneh DDS
1038 West Main Street
Santa Maria, CA 93458
Dr. Yu Family Dental
504 East Church Street
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Chapel Family Dentistry: Latham David B DDS
316 East Chapel Street
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Chapel Family Dentistry: Suayan Jose E DDS
316 East Chapel Street
Santa Maria, CA 93454
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, ... .
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. ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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. ... .