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Pinkerton Michelle D DDS
1600 Westchester Boulevard
Westchester, IL 60154
Westchester Dental Center
10555 West Cermak Road
Westchester, IL 60154
Gerald S Sapp DDS
10215 West Roosevelt Road
Westchester, IL 60154
Carefirst General & I.V. Sedation Dentistry
927 South Mannheim Road
Westchester, IL 60154
Aiello Dental Excellence
927 South Mannheim Road
Westchester, IL 60154
Dr. John F. Houlihan, DDS
2450 South Wolf Road
Westchester, IL 60154
Marshall Stephen G DDS
10510 West Cermak Road
Westchester, IL 60154
Gartner Periodental Care: Gartner Bruce A DDS
957 South Mannheim Road
Westchester, IL 60154
Dr. Ralph Ambrosino D.D.S.
4 Westbrook Corporate Center
Westchester, IL 60154
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. ... .
Braces can make your life difficult in many various ways. Before the treatment, the patients usually have concerns about their future life with a foreign object in their mouth. The braces, however, do not prevent you from having a normal life. Nonetheless, during the treatment, you should follow all medical advices of your doctor, especially those concerning oral hygiene. ... .
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, ... .
Every kind of malocclusion in a child can have very serious consequences. This is why we should begin the treatment right after we notice first symptoms of any type of bad bite. ... .