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 ...

After seeing nothing but the tiniest clear plastic notches on moving teeth for the last few years, train tracks are back. A signifier of the nerdy character and a regular feature of the ‘before’ shot ...

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, ...

Are Metal braces becoming a desirable option? Brian Decker, an orthodontist from Tucson, Arizona, told the portal he has been receiving requests for metal braces over the past five years. He said, ...

Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans pioneered orthodontics, using delicate gold wires and catgut to straighten teeth.

What is the best way to overcome artifacts in patients wearing metallic orthodontic devices? The authors of a new study published November 12 in Radiology recommend slight modifications in functional ...

The image of ancient people sporting gold and catgut braces is certainly appealing and dramatic, but it doesn’t match the ...

People who have crooked, crowded or gapped teeth are advised to get braces to straighten and align their teeth. In most cases, braces are put in children and younger adults to align their teeth.

The average cost of braces is $5,991 for the whole process. That's about $250 per month for 24 months. If you don't have insurance, metal or ceramic braces usually cost between $2,750 and $7,000. The ...