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Wine Philip M DDS
8705 Digges Road
Manassas, VA 20110
Schuyler Gary a DDS
8705 Digges Road
Manassas, VA 20110
Smileworks Orthodontics
10081 Market Circle Drive
Manassas, VA 20110
Dental Care Neibauer: Salas Christopher DDS
10051 Market Circle Drive
Manassas, VA 20110
Innovation Dental PLLC
9940 Sowder Village Square
Manassas, VA 20109
Manassas Orthodontics
8609 Sudley Road
Manassas, VA 20110
Manassas Dental Center
8404 Dorsey Circle
Manassas, VA 20110
Ark Dental
8725 Digges Road
Manassas, VA 20110
Northern Virginia Oral-Mxllfcl: Rassmussen James E DDS
10600 Crestwood Drive
Manassas, VA 20109
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 ... .
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. ... .
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 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. ... .
Malocclusion means all dysfunctions of the tooth form and the incorrect relation between the teeth. There are genetic factors which condition the occurrence of malocclusion, nonetheless, it is most often an effect of bad habits in childhood. ... .