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, ...

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Braces are significantly less expensive than Invisalign. However, Invisalign is less painful and noticeable than braces. Both Invisalign and braces are effective at realigning your teeth and improving ...

If you want to straighten your teeth, traditional metal braces and Invisalign are two of your options. Both treatments can improve your smile, but which approach is right for you? As a kid of the ’90s ...

There are several different types of dental braces that may be recommended to improve alignment of teeth including traditional metal braces, ceramic braces, lingual braces and invisalign. Each type is ...

Self-ligating braces differ from traditional braces in their bracket and wire mechanics. Rather than using elastic ties to hold the wire in place, the Pitts 21™ system incorporates a sliding clip ...