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Jerry A Laws DDS
803 East Center Street
Lexington, NC 27292
Jerry A. Laws DDS
803 East Center Street
Lexington, NC 27292
John M. Falace DMD, Family and Cosmetic Dentistry
620 Perimeter Drive
Lexington, KY 40517
John Michael Johnson
84 Tomahawk Road
Lexington, MO 64067
John Pallotta DMD
19 Muzzey Street
Lexington, MA 02421
Jordan Bruce S DDS
3700 Willow Ridge Road
Lexington, KY 40514
Keith Asarkof, D.M.D.
10 Muzzey Street
Lexington, MA 02421
Keith P Asarkof & Associates: Ma Helen DDS
10 Muzzey Street
Lexington, MA 02421
Kempf Michael C DDS
764 Athens Road
Lexington, GA 30648
Kentucky Center For Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
2533 Larkin Road
Lexington, KY 40503
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. ... .
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, ... .
A treatment has to be conducted whenever a malocclusion is diagnosed. Otherwise, it may cause face deformation or have many undesirable health consequences. ... .
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 ... .