Most of the time, treatment with braces begins between the ages of 9 and 14, once children start to get their permanent teeth. But for some people, treatment with braces as a child is just not ...

If your teeth are only slightly crooked or just a bit crowded, an orthodontist-prescribed retainer may be enough to straighten them. But don't attempt to straighten your teeth by yourself. Here's why.

NEW YORK — Nadia Czekajewski got braces on her teeth when she was 8. Now she's in third grade, turning 9, and "she'll be done before she begins fourth grade," said her father, Tomasz Czekajewski.

Of course, building bones is a slow process, which is why braces usually require 1½ to 2 years to properly line up your teeth, and possibly solve problems with chewing or speaking. Part of how ...

Kids used to make fun of Yuliana Alvarado for her crooked teeth and ... Lives in 1997 to provide braces to other children and spare ... snaggletooth,’ ‘You’re a vampire ...