Have you been wearing your retainer? It's a question countless parents ask of their children post-braces. Now Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers are getting serious ...

Most people who have had braces will need corrective treatment years later, orthodontists have said. To tackle the problem, experts from the British Orthodontic Society (BOS) advised that retainers, ...

Ensuring patient compliance is tricky after any dental procedure, but it is especially difficult with patients who are starting long-term retainer use after their braces come off. Now a new study on ...

Dental braces are dental devices used to align and straighten teeth. The third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey states that 59% children in the United States suffer from some form of ...

Retainers should be worn for life to stop straightened teeth going wonky again, dentists have warned. The British Orthodontic Society said new research showed that after teeth had been straightened, ...

At the very minimum, you should be rinsing your mouth guard with lukewarm water and brushing it gently once a day. All the experts I spoke to said a standard drugstore toothbrush will do; just make ...

Crooked teeth, gaps, or other dental concerns may require braces for proper alignment. Braces consist of brackets attached to the teeth, connected by wires or sometimes elastic bands. They not only ...

Have you been wearing your retainer? It's a question countless parents ask of their children post-braces. Now researchers are getting serious about the question. Have you been wearing your retainer?