For many people straight teeth are associated with a beautiful smile but is that all?
While well aligned teeth can make smile more attractive, straight teeth can also dramatically improve person’s oral health and function.
70% of adult US population has some type of misalignment, such as crowding, spacing, open bite, deep bite/overbite, cross bite, edge to edge bite. Left untreated misaligned teeth can lead to gum disease, cavities, teeth fractures and jaw joint pain.
For my 24 years in practice I have seen the detrimental effect of improper bite and crowded teeth. Here are some of the main reason why we like to have our teeth straight.
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