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Bippos Place For Smiles: Burns Molly DDS
4061 Behrman Place
New Orleans, LA 70114
Bippos Place For Smiles: Ritter Melissa DDS
4061 Behrman Place
New Orleans, LA 70114
Va Medical Center-New Orleans: Ferguson Mayda M DDS
1601 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
La Thai DDS
14401 Chef Menteur Highway
New Orleans, LA 70126
Dental Relief: Plummer Rodney K DDS
1537 North Broad Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Honore Dental Center LLC: Honore Cathy G DDS
1562 North Broad Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Honore Dental Center LLC
1562 North Broad Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Wascom Vance L DDS
3727 MacArthur Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70114
Querens F C DDS
1010 Common Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Bennett Donald P DDS
1010 Common Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
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, ... .
We usually associate the braces with children. Nowadays, however, more and more adults also become patients in the orthodontic offices. Fashion is not only about clothing, good cosmetics, complexion and hairstyle. White and healthy teeth are also trendy. When should an adult contact and orthodontist? ... .
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 ... .
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 ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .