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Orthodontics Research Paper

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Over the last decade, Orthodontics has been placed into the category of cosmetics. Some feel that this type of oral-health has minimal to no health related benefits at all, and that it is solely provided to create and maintain a pretty smile. The purpose of my essay is to argue that braces do more than just straighten teeth. Irregularities in the jaw-bone are more common than people realize and without correction, can cause permanent jaw disfigurement, tongue thrusts and food impaction, which can lead multiple forms of malocclusions, rotten teeth and gum disease. I plan to negate the idea that malocclusions can be ignored without damage to a person’s over-all health, and to answer questions such as: How are malocclusions affecting speech? Why

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