Hi there. I am striving towards getting braces in my adult years as I have some crowding and a small overbite. I was instructed by my orthodontist to have 4 teeth extracted. After a week of agony i ...

In an article on an 18th-century tooth-puller, historian Colin Jones claimed that "the list of Great Dates in Dentistry is largely unknown, I wager, outside the serried ranks of the dental profession" ...

Dental braces are often used to correct the alignment of your teeth. Many people notice their teeth aren’t correctly aligned when they try to take a smiling selfie photo, but the effect on your smile ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adolescents may not be able to get out of wearing braces, but using a high-fluoride toothpaste for the duration could help them avoid white marks the devices often leave behind, according to a new ...

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 ...