Braces feel like a modern rite of passage, a high school accessory that arrived alongside smartphones and social media. In reality, people have been trying to straighten teeth for thousands of years, ...

As they sit in the orthodontist’s chair awaiting a new set of braces, many adult patients flash back to childhood. They wish they could tell their younger selves to heed those wise words, “don’t ...

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 ...

The idea of ancient civilisations pioneering orthodontics is irresistible, but archaeology shows their gold dental work ...

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 ...

If you ever wore braces, you'd probably rather forget that time forever and destroy all traces of those metal-encrusted teeth ...

Invisible aligners can help some people straighten their teeth. Still, they require commitment, and price and effectiveness vary by brand. Here are the best options. If you didn’t grow up wearing ...