Once confined to adolescent years, braces have undergone a remarkable transformation in social perception. As more adults opt for orthodontic treatment, these dental devices have evolved beyond their ...

Ask Laura Kissinger to smile, and she’ll do so happily. Broadly. Widely. Proudly displaying the metal brackets adorning her incisors, molars and canines. “I’m not embarrassed!” said Kissinger, 47, a ...

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 ...

Advances in discreet treatment options, such as clear aligners and ceramic braces, have made orthodontic care more appealing and accessible for mature patients. Beyond aesthetics, properly aligned ...

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 ...

For teens and adolescents, metal braces and colored rubber bands may be a perfectly acceptable first-line solution for orthodontic problems. For older people, however, clear aligners like Invisalign ...

Oh, to be a teen right now! Sure, there are many, many, many reasons the kids are not currently all right. But even while disturbing TikTok filters are running rampant and tanking teens’ body image, ...