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Ladner Orthodontics
908 East Jackson Street
Macomb, IL 61455
Jeffrey R Teno, D.D.S
16800 24 Mile Road
Macomb, MI 48042
Cobblestone Ridge Family
16800 24 Mile Road
Macomb, MI 48042
Lucas Kathryn L DDS
16800 24 Mile Road
Macomb, MI 48042
George John E DDS
48842 Hayes Road
Macomb, MI 48044
Dental Extremes
17933 Hall Road
Macomb, MI 48044
Dr. Nicholas D. Doll, DMD
1400 East Carroll Street
Macomb, IL 61455
Dr. Theodore J. Pawlias, DDS
501 East Grant Street
Macomb, IL 61455
The Dental ER
1601 West Jackson Street
Macomb, IL 61455
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 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. ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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. ... .