• posted: Sep. 17, 2021
• orthodontic treatment

Dentists extract millions of teeth each year, mostly because of disease. But sometimes a healthy tooth is removed to gain a more favorable, long-term dental health outcome. An example of Read More

• posted: May 10, 2021
• celebrity smiles,  orthodontic treatment

The monarchs of the world experience the same health issues as their subjects—but they often tend to be hush-hush about it. Recently, though, the normally reticent Queen Elizabeth II Read More

• posted: Mar. 31, 2021
• celebrity smiles,  orthodontic treatment

If you're well past your teen years, you probably have several reasons for not straightening your crooked smile: the expense, the time and the embarrassment of being a 30-, Read More

• posted: Jan. 20, 2021
• orthodontic treatment

If you're into social media, you might have run across the idea that there's nothing to straightening your teeth. According to some SM influencers, you can even do it Read More

• posted: Oct. 30, 2020
• orthodontic treatment

Do-It-Yourself (DIY) is a deeply held American trait for building, renovating or repairing things without the services of a professional. The Internet has only made this tradition easier: There Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2020
• orthodontic treatment

Each year, millions of children and teenagers wear braces or clear aligners to straighten a crooked smile. But there may be a way to treat some of these bite Read More

• posted: Aug. 11, 2020
• orthodontic treatment,  retainers

While retainers are often viewed as a nuisance, they’re crucial to protect the gains made with bite correction. Without them, all of the progress achieved through braces or clear Read More

• posted: Apr. 23, 2020
• orthodontic treatment,  oral hygiene

Straightening your smile doesn't happen overnight—it can involve months or even years of orthodontic treatment. And although the end result is well worth it, the long process can make Read More

• posted: Apr. 29, 2019
• orthodontic treatment,  braces

Bite problems are quite common—as many as 75% of adults may have some form of orthodontic issue. Unfortunately, there's also something else just as common: that many people believe Read More

• posted: Mar. 20, 2019
• orthodontic treatment

Applying braces or clear aligners to move misaligned teeth is only part of an orthodontist's overall mission to eliminate poor bites (malocclusions). Sometimes a malocclusion isn't caused by the Read More

• posted: Jan. 29, 2019
• orthodontic treatment,  dental implants

You have a lot of options for replacing missing teeth, from state-of-the-art dental implants to affordable, but effective partial dentures. But if the teeth in question have been missing Read More

• posted: Aug. 02, 2018
• orthodontic treatment

About one-quarter of people have teeth that never developed. While most of these congenitally missing teeth are wisdom teeth, they can also include premolars or lateral incisors (the teeth Read More

• posted: Jul. 03, 2018
• celebrity smiles,  orthodontic treatment,  retainers

In her decades-long career, renowned actress Kathy Bates has won Golden Globes, Emmys, and many other honors. Bates began acting in her twenties, but didn't achieve national recognition until Read More

• posted: Mar. 30, 2018
• orthodontic treatment,  clear aligners

Your teen is about to embark on an orthodontic journey to a straighter, more attractive smile. But although you're excited about the outcome, you both may be steeling yourselves Read More

• posted: Oct. 30, 2017
• celebrity smiles,  orthodontic treatment,  braces

Mayim Bialik has spent a good part of her life in front of TV cameras: first as the child star of the hit comedy series Blossom, and more recently Read More

• posted: Sep. 22, 2015
• orthodontic treatment

Think you’re too old to have your teeth straightened? In reality, healthy teeth can be moved at any age to better positions. For the many adults who have some Read More