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KANSAS CITY, MO -- If you or one of your children has ever had braces, you know they can be expensive and timely. Now, orthodontists are seeing an alarming trend in teenagers trying to speed up 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 ...

American Association of Orthodontists issues a renewed warning about homemade braces. American Association of Orthodontists issues a renewed warning about homemade braces. More people are trying ...

A new trend on TikTok is showing people ways to remove their braces at home with a spoon — and orthodontists are not happy about it. Minnesota doc Grant Collins, known as @thebracesguy on TikTok where ...

A couple of years ago, the story of a college student 3-D printing his own braces went viral. Fast forward to now and you've likely seen billboards or social media ads for a whole new slate of DIY ...

Teeth retainers are removable dental devices that fit over a person’s upper or lower teeth. They keep someone’s teeth in their correct alignment, often as a follow-up to braces. After teeth ...