Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adult women wearing braces. Oliver’s fashion-forward approach to straightening her smile doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Singer and ...

Braces are no longer just for teenagers. In recent years, there’s been a surge in adults seeking orthodontic treatment to achieve a straighter, healthier smile. This shift is due to a combination of ...

Up until recently, I was pretty happy with my teeth. Were they picture perfect and snowy white? Not quite—but I was pleased enough with their appearance (especially considering I didn’t have braces as ...

Braces used to go with gawky adolescence like a burger and fries. But these days, they're going with adulthood like houses and mortgages, as men and women in their 30s, 40s, 50s and up take advantage ...

I spent many hours of my childhood at the orthodontist’s office. Thanks to my cleft palate, I wore braces on and off for about 10 years. Although I never had braces as an adult (I finished my ...

When you think of the typical patient in an orthodontist's office, an awkward middle schooler comes to mind. But the typical face of braces is changing, and getting older. Adults are seeking dental ...

Braces are often associated with teen growing pains, acne and bad haircuts. But the market for adult braces is booming. Currently, about 32% of the patients getting orthodontic treatment in the U.S.

When will Ugly Betty get her braces off? Still up in the air on that, but she can rest easy that she's not alone. One in every five people in braces are grown-ups — many of them even older than this ...

There was a time, not long ago, when dental braces were predominantly for kids and teens. Those days are over. “I treated an 80-year-old, had braces in for his 80th birthday,” said Richard Bloomstein, ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...