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Do you have elastics on your braces? Do you know why you wear them in certain configurations? Find out in the article All About Orthodntic Elastics  by Greg Greenberg, DDS.

Do you have TMJD? Read Treating TMJ Disorder with Physical Therapy

by Alton Ching, DPT, OMT, MS

Want to know more about the arch wires on your braces? Read what Dr. Yang writes about them in
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Confused about brackets? Read this article (in PDF format) from the Journal of Orthodontics.

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Browse some of our reader stories from around the world in My First Day in Braces, Tales of Woe, and Braces Removal Stories!

See the results of a poll with over 110 comments that adults made about their braces and orthodontic treatment!

Smile: A Dental Drama

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