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 ...

At times it can seem like those wires and brackets are stopping you from getting into all the nooks and crannies of your teeth. While brushing with braces and other oral hygiene habits can require a ...

To floss teeth if you have braces, feed the short end of the floss through the space between the main arch wire and the upper portion of the tooth closest to the gum. Use a gentle sawing motion to ...

Q: I am 70-years-old and I have some crooked teeth on my lower jaw. This was caused many years ago by a baby tooth that had to be removed due to a cavity when I was a child and impacted molars that ...

In Washington, image matters. So when Hill staffers, lawyers, and TV personalities want a straighter smile, they usually want to achieve it as discreetly and as quickly as possible. Luckily, adults in ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

As a therapist and researcher on dating, Scott Sibley is used to talking about the nature of interpersonal relationships and appearances. So when he recently started to feel self-conscious about the ...

Braces are dental devices that use pressure and control to gradually shift and straighten your teeth. Teeth that are misaligned or crowded, teeth that have large gaps between them, and jawlines that ...