Photo illustration by Oona Zenda of KFF Health News. Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix ...

There’s no confidence boost quite like having a flawless, megawatt smile. Yet the older we get, the harder (and more expensive!) it becomes to maintain those pearly whites. Between pricey whitening ...

About 20 years ago, my dentist was out of the office when I had my regular dental hygiene appointment. His partner said that I had stain on my teeth which couldn't be removed, and which could indicate ...

TAMPA, Florida -- Tampa dentist Mike Foley pulls a lot more than just teeth, including his 2,000-pound car. Foley loves showing off the power of his jaws, and you could say it all started with his ...

A Canadian man is suing the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and three dentists there who he says removed all of his teeth instead of just some of them, according to a story in the Winnipeg Sun. In ...

Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans pioneered orthodontics, using delicate gold wires and catgut to straighten teeth.

Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, ...

Dentists are pulling ‘healthy’ and treatable teeth to profit from implants, experts warn November 9, 2024 by Brett Kelman and Anna Werner / KFF Health News and CBS News ... Becky Carroll was missing a ...