Anyone with misaligned or crooked teeth may have considered orthodontic braces at some point. In fact, getting braces has now become a rite of passage for many youths. The American Association of ...

Hi there. I am striving towards getting braces in my adult years as I have some crowding and a small overbite. I was instructed by my orthodontist to have 4 teeth extracted. After a week of agony i ...

In an article on an 18th-century tooth-puller, historian Colin Jones claimed that "the list of Great Dates in Dentistry is largely unknown, I wager, outside the serried ranks of the dental profession" ...

Do-it-yourself braces, a trend that has prompted alerts from the American Orthodontics Association, is apparently still going strong. Dr. Heather Brown, a Houston orthodontist, said she has seen ...

If you or your child has an overbite, you may be looking at options for correcting it. There are several different types of treatment which your orthodontist may recommend. The type most likely to ...

Faith Hoch came within 30 minutes of dying from sepsis after having seven teeth taken out so she could have a brace fitted (Pictures: Faith Hoch/Metro US) A baker came within 30 minutes of dying from ...

Suzan Vrdoljak expects her 12-year-old daughter’s braces will run her about $7,000. “We want our daughter to have nice, straight teeth and we want her to have this last a lifetime,” Vrdoljak said. “We ...