When you have braces, small fixtures called brackets are attached to your teeth. A thin metal wire called an archwire runs through these brackets. The archwire is gradually adjusted to apply force, ...

Dental braces can straighten teeth, correct overcrowding, and fix bite problems. They also improve the overall appearance of a smile, but braces aren’t one-size-fits-all. Along with traditional braces ...

One-quarter of all dental patients who wear braces are adults. Other adults should but don’t get their teeth corrected because they'd be embarrassed about wearing braces. If you are in this group of ...