If you or your child has an overbite, you may be looking at options for correcting it. There are several different types of treatment which your orthodontist may recommend. The type most likely to ...

A potato-shaped baby with googly eyes and a single tooth plays with blocks. As the frames of the comic progress, a conveyor belt moves the child through life … a ...

Invisalign has been a popular alternative to traditional braces since it received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1998. The custom clear plastic trays stay in your mouth most ...

Edmund Khoo, DDS, is an orthodontist and clinical associate professor at the New York University College of Dentistry. Clear aligners or braces can fix a mild overbite in as few as six months. Severe ...

Bee Wilson is the author of Consider the Fork, which documents the evolution of cooking and eating technology. In the book, Wilson describes many unintended consequences of new methods of or materials ...

The shift from tough, fibrous foods to processed grains and softer meals after the rise of agriculture reshaped human jaws, resulting in overbites. This change played a major role in language ...

Interfere with proper chewing. Make keeping teeth clean more of a challenge, increasing the risk of tooth decay, cavities, and gingivitis. Strain the teeth, jaws, and muscles, increasing the risk of ...