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Greenway Dental Center: Warren George E DDS
8309 Greenway Boulevard
Middleton, WI 53562
Greenway Dental Center
8309 Greenway Boulevard
Middleton, WI 53562
Mchugh Family Dental: Mc Hugh Thomas W DDS
6660 University Avenue
Middleton, WI 53562
Mchugh Family Dental
6660 University Avenue
Middleton, WI 53562
Middleton Dental
18 West Main Street
Middleton, ID 83644
Middleton Orthordontics: Cantell R Erik DDS
18 West Main Street
Middleton, ID 83644
Middleton Dental
18 West Main Street
Middleton, ID 83644
Middleton Dental: Reed Andrew A DDS
18 West Main Street
Middleton, ID 83644
Middleton Orthordontics: Cammann John W DDS
18 West Main Street
Middleton, ID 83644
Lifetime Family Dentistry of Stoughton
8313 Greenway Boulevard
Middleton, WI 53562
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 ... .
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 ... .
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. ... .