Sharber says a lot of her friends' kids have similar teeth and they are already getting braces. "It does seem very common that the trend is the earlier the child is, the better off you are to go ...

Kids getting braces younger and younger. Oct. 23, 2009, 7:47 AM EDT / Source: The Associated Press. Nadia Czekajewski got braces on her teeth when she was 8.

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.

Braces in kids – here’s everything you need to know Our expert dentist tells you about the types and cost of braces, the right age for them and the diet dos and don'ts.

“Thanks to Dr. Scanlan, we hope to approve 24 kids for braces through our program from this event.” Smiles Change Lives is a national nonprofit formed in 1997 under its original name, the ...

Braces are a rite of passage for many young teenagers. However, parents have a lot of questions before they invest in their child’s smile. At what age should I take my child to the orthodontist? The ...

Most children in her class have braces, her mum explains, and so she could see real-time changes. “She’s had braces for six months [she got them when she was 10.5] ...

"Every year, 30,000 children use a rigid brace to treat scoliosis, while 38,000 patients undergo spinal fusion surgery, so this award will make a big difference," Agrawal says.

Veterans of braces share what foods they miss the most as we near Halloween, among the busiest times of the year for orthodontists called in for emergency repairs as patients ...

The Ditto children are officially braces free! For now, at least. When you have as many kids as we do, orthodontic treatment is like the sunrise when you’re driving east: never-ending and kind ...

CLARKSVILLE - Angela Kratchmer knows what it's like for kids to get bad news from the doctor. She remembers well the day in 1998 she was diagnosed with scoliosis, a lateral curving of the spin ...

Some parents are going to what some call extremes with their kids' teeth, and some North Texas doctors are calling out their colleagues for being involved.