Orthodontic treatment to straighten and align teeth has been around for a long time, but the results have never lasted permanently. Orthodontists worked to create a retention solution to make results ...

Many children can expect to be outfitted with braces at some point, but parents often don’t know when they should head to an orthodontist for an evaluation. Eung-Kwon Pae, associate professor and ...

Braces are meant to be temporary. They are designed to gently realign your teeth over the course of one to three years before being removed. But what if you chose to keep them on, for life? While the ...

Braces used to feel like a rite of passage for teenagers, but more and more kids seem to be starting orthodontic treatment at younger ages. For parents, that shift can be confusing—when’s the right ...

Thirty years ago, only middle school and high school students wore braces on their teeth; today, it’s not unusual to see kids as young as 7 or 8 with them. Driving the trend are orthodontists who say ...