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• posted: Jul. 18, 2021
• braces,  oral hygiene

Wearing braces can pose challenges for your daily life and habits. One in particular is trying to keep your teeth and gums clean. Braces or not, your oral hygiene needs Read More

• posted: Dec. 16, 2019
• celebrity smiles,  braces,  orthodontic treatment

Sometimes, looking at old pictures can really bring memories back to life. Just ask Stefani Germanotta—the pop diva better known as Lady Gaga. In one scene from the recent Read More

• posted: Nov. 16, 2019
• braces,  orthodontic treatment

Wearing braces will probably never make your list of Most Pleasurable Life Experiences: you'll have to avoid certain foods and habits, endure some occasional discomfort, and perhaps feel some Read More

• posted: May 20, 2019
• braces,  orthodontic treatment

When designing your new smile, we have a lot of options for changing how individual teeth look: from whitening discolored teeth to replacing missing teeth with life-like dental implants. Read More

• posted: Nov. 21, 2018
• braces,  orthodontic treatment

If you or a family member has problems with teeth alignment or your bite, you may be considering braces. This tried and true method can straighten out most smiles Read More

• posted: Sep. 22, 2018
• braces,  orthodontic treatment

We often associate orthodontics with moving several teeth on the upper or lower arches (or both) with braces or clear aligners. But not all patients require a major endeavor Read More

• posted: Jan. 15, 2018
• braces,  orthodontic treatment

You don’t have to be a dental professional to appreciate a beautiful smile. Likewise, you’ll also know when something’s not quite right with one. Such can be the case when Read More

• posted: Jun. 10, 2017
• braces,  orthodontic treatment

There are many new and exciting ways now to transform an unattractive smile into one you'll be confident to display. But not all “smile makeover” techniques are new — Read More

• posted: Jul. 06, 2016
• braces,  oral hygiene

Finally — your braces are off! A look in the mirror reveals a straighter, more attractive smile. Unfortunately, it may also show something not so attractive — tiny, chalky Read More

• posted: Jun. 06, 2016
• braces,  orthodontics

You’ve had crooked teeth since you could remember. Perhaps you and your parents talked about braces when you were a teenager, but it never happened. Now you’re well into Read More

• posted: Feb. 29, 2016
• celebrity smiles,  braces

Have you started orthodontic treatment recently? Are you having a little trouble getting used to your braces? If so, you are not alone: Everybody goes through an adjustment period Read More

• posted: Dec. 08, 2015
• celebrity smiles,  braces,  orthodontics

Magician Michael Grandinetti mystifies and astonishes audiences with his sleight of hand and mastery of illusion. But when he initially steps onto the stage, it’s his smile that grabs Read More

• posted: Sep. 16, 2015
• celebrity smiles,  braces,  orthodontics

Fans of the primetime TV show The Middle were delighted to see that high school senior Sue, played by Eden Sher, finally got her braces off at the start Read More

• posted: Jun. 10, 2015
• braces,  orthodontic treatment

Malocclusions (bad bites) may cause more than an appearance problem — with teeth and jaws not working together properly, you’re at higher risk for dental disease or accelerated tooth Read More

• posted: Mar. 25, 2015
• celebrity smiles,  braces,  orthodontics

If you haven't seen a recent picture of Matthew Lewis, the actor who played Neville Longbottom in all eight Harry Potter movies, you may be in for a surprise: Read More

• posted: Aug. 01, 2014
• braces,  orthodontics

There was a time when most adults with a bad bite or misaligned teeth considered it too late in their lives for corrective treatment. Fortunately, times have changed — Read More