Orthodontics in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  2. Orthodontics
  3. Louisiana
  4. Baton Rouge
About Dentists: Dentists: Also called as dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry. The dentist's supporting team aids in providing complete oral health services. The dental team includes dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental technicians, and sometimes dental therapists.
19 Orthodontics found in Baton Rouge
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Dr. Matthew Steven Leftwich, DDS


Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
10522 S Glenstone Pl, Baton Rouge, LA - 70810
225-769-5377     225-769-7910
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Dr. Stephen Lee Sherman Jr., DDS MS


Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
8311 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA - 70810
225-769-1276    
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Dr. Andre Maurice Fruge, DDS


Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
12061 Bricksome Ave, Baton Rouge, LA - 70816
225-292-6991     225-292-7210

Other Dentists in Baton Rouge, LA: Dentists 253 Endodontists 9 Oral & Maxillofacial 14 Pediatric Dentists 15 Periodontics 5 Prosthodontics 4
About Orthodontics: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: That area of dentistry concerned with the supervision, guidance and correction of the growing or mature dentofacial structures, including those conditions that require movement of teeth or correction of malrelationships and malformations of their related structures and the adjustment of relationships between and among teeth and facial bones by the application of forces and/or the stimulation and redirection of functional forces within the craniofacial complex. Major responsibilities of orthodontic practice include the diagnosis, prevention, interception and treatment of all forms of malocclusion of the teeth and associated alterations in their surrounding structures; the design, application and control of functional and corrective appliances; and the guidance of the dentition and its supporting structures to attain and maintain optimum occlusal relations in physiologic and esthetic harmony among facial and cranial structures.
Dentist: A dentist is a person who is qualified as a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.), licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. There is no difference between the two degrees: dentists who have a DMD or DDS (both have same education). Universities have the prerogative to determine what degree is awarded. Both degrees use the same curriculum requirements set by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation. Generally, three or more years of undergraduate education plus four years of dental school is required to graduate and become a general dentist. State licensing boards accept either degree as equivalent, and both degrees allow licensed individuals to practice the same scope of general dentistry. Additional post-graduate training is required to become a dental specialist.

Services provided by a Dentist: By nature of their general training, a licensed dentist can carry out most dental treatments such as tooth whitening, filling and restorative (like dental implants, crowns, bridges), orthodontics (braces), prosthodontic (dentures, crown/bridge), endodontic (root canal) therapy, periodontal (gum) therapy, and oral surgery (extraction of teeth), as well as performing examinations, taking radiographs (x-rays) and diagnosis. Additionally, dentists can further engage in oral surgery procedures such as dental implant placement. Dentists can also prescribe medications such as antibiotics, fluorides, pain killers, local anesthetics, sedatives/hypnotics and any other medications that serve in the treatment of the various conditions that arise in the head and neck.
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