Our thoughts on teeth and aging typically begin and end at color. A white smile is youthful, so we bleach our teeth. But there’s a wide world of so-called anti-aging dental interventions out there.

Rachael Link is a registered dietitian and health writer based in San Francisco. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Central Missouri and holds a master’s degree from New York ...

Lily Carroll, 11, was born with a cleft palate. She wanted braces so much that she pulled out six of her baby teeth. Cristi Carroll remembers the discussion she had with the first of three ...

I spent a large part of my childhood in a state of wild jealousy of my cousin Amy. Amy was delicate, blonde, and took horseback riding lessons and ballet class. I was husky, dark haired, and watched ...

Skin isn’t the only thing that increased screen time has us zeroing in on. “Zoom has changed the dynamic of how people look at themselves facially in general,” says dentist Michael Apa, who has ...

Your Oct. 14 editorial “Smile and Say Price-Fixing” wrongly considers the merits of North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC. The issue is who should the public entrust to take care of ...