I haven’t had braces since ninth grade, but I still maintain one vestige of that painful period of orthodontia: a permanent retainer that’s fused to the back of my bottom front teeth. I try to be ...

Cleaning and flossing your teeth when you have braces is vitally important to your smile and your health. Flossing, or using wax-covered thread to clean between teeth, scrubs the hard-to-reach places ...