The number of adults who got orthodontic treatment is up nearly 40% since 1996, but adults face challenges that many teens do not, like an urgency to get potential gum ailments under control before ...

When it was time for Roseann Riddle's daughter to get braces, it just wasn't financially possible. "When she was in need of braces, my husband had changed jobs and we didn't have dental insurance," ...

When I was 13, I could usually be found pacing the aisles of my local Walgreens wearing smiley-face Limited Too bellbottoms, reading the Alyssa Milano issue of Cosmopolitan, my mouth full of dental ...

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 ...

Many adults choose to get braces to straighten their teeth or correct their bite, and the decision to do so is often based on personal preference and goals for oral health. However, getting braces in ...

Who wouldn’t want a great smile complete with sparkling white teeth all perfectly aligned in a row? Braces can help achieve this image, but ask anyone who wore dental braces as a teenager about the ...

“I’m like the world’s oldest adolescent, it’s ridiculous,” she told 2Day FM’s Rove and Sam. “I was hoping no one would notice but I was kidding myself.” McKinnon isn’t alone. An increasing number of ...