Braces make cleaning your teeth trickier, but not impossible. Learn expert-approved methods for brushing and flossing ...

The usual rules of dental hygiene apply while using braces, but you probably won’t be able to brush your teeth evenly. Even if you clean your teeth as best as you can, there’ll still be a ...

How To Use Mouthwash With Braces. OK, so you know how to swish and spit. But when you have braces, you can benefit from dipping an interdental cleaner in a capful of fluoride rinse before sticking ...

Dental braces provide many health benefits for the 4 million Americans who wear them. They can also make it more difficult to care for your teeth. These challenges can be blamed on the wire that ...

Teeth braces help align your teeth in the correct places as your jaw grows. Taking good oral care is important to prevent tooth decay. Avoid eating hard, sticky food ...

Wearing a retainer after braces isn’t optional—it’s essential. Here’s what research says about retainer types, effectiveness, ...

Invisible braces, also known as teeth aligners, are clear, mouth appliances that move your teeth without the wires and brackets used in traditional orthodontics, says William Busch, D.M.D., a ...