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Dietrich Thomas A DDS
400 Jefferson Avenue
Washington, PA 15301
Fonseca Olga DDS
1350 Connecticut Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20036
Stanard Marc P DDS
1350 Connecticut Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20036
Down East Dental Lab
437 East 12th Street
Washington, NC 27889
Washington Family Dentistry: Montalban Gloria DDS
269 Route 31
Washington, NJ 07882
Washington Family Dentistry
269 Route 31
Washington, NJ 07882
Washington Family Dentistry: Riesenberg Steven DDS
269 Route 31
Washington, NJ 07882
Thomas D Sokoly DDS, PC
1120 19th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20036
Dr. Margaret Culotta-Norton, DDS, PC
1120 19th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20036
Brandywine Dental Care
4545 Connecticut Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20008
Beautiful smile, as well as healthy and straight teeth, are very often an effect of a long-term and expensive treatment. Modern orthodontics offers a great variety of different malocclusion treatments. Unfortunately, we have to pay for some of them. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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. ... .
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 ... .