Here's what you'll want to know ahead of your trip to the orthodontist. Roughly 4 million Americans wear braces, according to the Pennsylvania Dental Association, which means researching the cost of ...

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 ...

In the summer of 2012, Colgate released a viral ad campaign showing people with food in their teeth, emphasizing how important proper oral care is to one’s physical appearance. Dietrich Orthodontics ...

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 ...

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) -- Ten or 20 years ago, parents would just live through those "not so pretty years" with their children's teeth. Today, some parents are going to what some call extremes with ...

Do-it-yourself projects are becoming increasingly popular, and they can range from home improvement to homemade beauty products. But a new trend is turning orthodontics into a DIY project, with some ...

Orthodontists are issuing alerts about a bizarre new online trend: do-it-yourself braces. The American Association of Orthodontists is so distressed by the idea of DIY braces that the organization put ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Four hundred dollar braces? Is it too good to be true? A Facebook post from a private group is raising some eyebrows and concerns from medical professionals. A woman, who posted in ...

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 ...