The number of adults who got orthodontic treatment is up nearly 40% since 1996, but adults face challenges that many teens do not, like an urgency to get potential gum ailments under control before ...

Getting braces is more than straight teeth. This video shows what really happens when you get braces, day by day, from the first shock to the final smile. No filters, no sugarcoating, just the real ...

Up until recently, I was pretty happy with my teeth. Were they picture perfect and snowy white? Not quite—but I was pleased enough with their appearance (especially considering I didn’t have braces as ...

When I was 13, I could usually be found pacing the aisles of my local Walgreens wearing smiley-face Limited Too bellbottoms, reading the Alyssa Milano issue of Cosmopolitan, my mouth full of dental ...

Who wouldn’t want a great smile complete with sparkling white teeth all perfectly aligned in a row? Braces can help achieve this image, but ask anyone who wore dental braces as a teenager about the ...

I spent many hours of my childhood at the orthodontist’s office. Thanks to my cleft palate, I wore braces on and off for about 10 years. Although I never had braces as an adult (I finished my ...

If you walk the halls of an elementary school, you're likely to see a lot of "metal mouths." Many parents are now opting for early orthodontic treatment, and the American Association of Orthodontists ...

When it was time for Roseann Riddle's daughter to get braces, it just wasn't financially possible. "When she was in need of braces, my husband had changed jobs and we didn't have dental insurance," ...