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Braces are meant to be temporary. They are designed to gently realign your teeth over the course of one to three years before being removed. But what if you chose to keep them on, for life? While ...

"My overbite is less pronounced, but there's still a way to go," Hammeke said. Sheats said the newer type of lingual braces are also easier for practitioners to work with than the older type.

Orthodontics, a specialty that studies the positioning of the teeth and also the bone development of the region, allows treatment through?orthodontic devices such as Invisalign or braces.? It can be ...