New This Month

Did you Know: After you get gum grafting surgery, it could take months, or even up to a year, for your palate to stop feeling sensitive.
 

                        
Please see this month's Holiday Themed Humor Page.

New Article: 12 Things To Know Before Getting Braces

Are TADs right for you? Dr. John Graham explains the pros and cons in the article Understanding Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs)

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
From Dental Professionals.

Confused about brackets? Read this article (in PDF format) from the Journal of Orthodontics.

ArchWired.com has been mentioned in
the New York Times and the Vancouver Sun!

Looking for some Books about Braces and Dentistry? This page contains a selected list of titles you may find helpful -- everything from consumer titles to textbooks to kid's books!

Come join our 
Metal Mouth Message Board, 
with over 11,000 registered members worldwide!

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!

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Smile: A Dental Drama

Check out Raina's comic!

(She has put SMILE on hold for a few months while she finishes a couple of new graphic novels!)

Her new SMILE book is now available!
Click here to purchase it!

Dental News Around the Globe

Brace Yourself!
from The International Herald Trubune

Over-Crowded Teeth a Result of Modern Day Eating?

from HuffingtonPost.com
 

NZ Concert Raises $$ for Braces
from  stuff.co.nz

More Adults Improving Their Smile with Braces
from Billings, Montana billingsgazette.com

Free Braces for Kids through "Smiles for a Lifetime"
from comparagoulddailypress.com

Japanese Women Paying for Fake Crooked Teeth

from thefrisky.com

Premature Babies May Require More Orthodontic Work Later in Life

from dentalplans.com

Smiles Change Lives Charity Program