Teeth retainers are removable dental devices that fit over a person’s upper or lower teeth. They keep someone’s teeth in their correct alignment, often as a follow-up to braces. After teeth ...

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Braces are dental devices that use pressure and control to gradually shift and straighten your teeth. Teeth that are misaligned or crowded, teeth that have large gaps between them, and jawlines that ...

Orthodontic treatment to straighten and align teeth has been around for a long time, but the results have never lasted permanently. Orthodontists worked to create a retention solution to make results ...

Your smile is one way to express yourself. But if you’re worried about how your teeth look, you may not feel comfortable sharing a great big smile. Crooked or missing teeth can be embarrassing, and ...

Paying for orthodontia to straighten your teeth or your kids’ teeth can be extremely expensive, but what else can you do if your teeth are all crooked? Well: One college student used a 3-D printer to ...

Fixing crooked teeth or gaps gives many people a real confidence boost. With straighter teeth, you can worry less about what your smile looks like and more about succeeding at your career or being a ...

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