BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) -- Parents understand just how often kids lose their belongings. So one Maryland orthodontist decided not to punish the parents when their child loses their retainer, but instead ...

I know the title of this article might sound like an exaggeration, but I stand by it. After spending years helping patients ...

The removable retainer also serves as a backup. If the bonded retainer breaks or a bond fails, the removable retainer can ...

Data sources The Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline and Embase were searched. Several journals were searched by hand ...

If you follow your orthodontist's orders, you likely pop in your retainers every single night — and kudos, because that step is crucial for preventing your teeth from shifting. But, are you also ...

Insufficient cleaning could allow build-up of microbes on orthodontic retainers, researchers have found. Researchers looked at the types of microbes which live on retainers. This study found ...

BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — An orthodontist in Maryland is encouraging his patients to get creative when they lose their retainer by giving them a fun assignment. Replacing a retainer for some patients can ...