When a baby giraffe was born with an unusual joint problem in February, caretakers at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park got worried. And then they got creative. The keepers were concerned that baby ...

Viewers online have been moved by a video of a rescue kitten learning to take her first steps after acquiring a set of custom-made braces for her front limbs. Athena, who was adopted from an animal ...

When a shy 9-year-old boy on TennCare sought braces to allow his right front tooth to grow in, TennCare refused to pay for it ...

Braces are meant to be temporary. They are designed to gently realign your teeth over the course of one to three years before being removed. But what if you chose to keep them on, for life? While the ...

After an orthodontic checkup and a recommendation that you get braces, you’ll start wondering how much braces cost with insurance. Whether the braces are for you or your child, it’s not cheap, and ...

Metal braces have shed their negative reputation and, for some tweens and teens, have become a coveted signifier of cool (colored bands and all). By Jessica Shaw Jessica Shaw’s 14-year-old daughter is ...