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Cornerstone Oral Health Care
404 Welshwood Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
Cornerstone Oral Health Care: Griffin B Alicia DDS
404 Welshwood Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
Dr. Faye M. Frey, DDS
2300 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
Hall Family and Cosmetic Dentistry
2300 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
Mark H. Whitefield, DDS
4251 Lebanon Pike
Nashville, TN 37076
Butler Dental: Butler William B DDS
341 22nd Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37203
Butler Dental: Butler George E DDS
341 22nd Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37203
Belcourt Family Dentistry: Masso John G DDS
2133 Belcourt Avenue
Nashville, TN 37212
Shipp Dentistry
4515 Harding Pike
Nashville, TN 37205
Adams Pediatric Dentistry
4515 Harding Pike
Nashville, TN 37205
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. ... .
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 ... .
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 ... .
Are you considering teeth whitening and having doubt? Find out what does the treatment look like and what actually happens to your teeth during the whitening process. ... .