Why are retainers necessary after orthodontic treatment? That question is explored in a HelloNation article featuring Orthodontics Expert Dr. Peter Rivoli of Rivoli Orthodontics. The article explains ...

Have you been wearing your retainer? It's a question countless parents ask of their children post-braces. Now Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers are getting serious ...

Only one tooth actually fell out on its own, my right lateral incisor, the tooth next to my front tooth. The rest didn't fall ...

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 ...

Jonathan Peralta Jr. tells PEOPLE he blamed his retainer when his teeth began separating, only to learn he had lost nearly 80 ...

Natasha Caleel Freutel is a health and fitness writer, personal trainer and licensed occupational therapist. She obtained her bachelor's degree in kinesiology and master’s degree in occupational ...