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Ja Santa Maria
2065 E Main St
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Poole Orthodontics: Gary S. Benedetti
1505 Shepard Dr
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Dr. Stacy L. Poole, DMD
1505 Shepard Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Santa Maria Pediatric Dental Group
570 East Betteravia Road
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Eric Kirk, DDS Inc.
1505 Shepard Dr Ste 202
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Ishibashi Naomi J DDS
1505 Shepard Dr
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Coast Dental Practice
1304 Miller St
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Sams Vilma DDS
5075 South Bradley Road
Santa Maria, CA 93455
Central Coast Family Care
5075 S Bradley Rd
Santa Maria, CA 93455
Blair N Testa, DMD
937 East Main Street
Santa Maria, CA 93454
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, ... .
The pursuit of white smile is commonly associated with the 20th century society. However, people have been striving for white teeth since hundreds of years. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .