John Mew, who has died aged 96, was a maverick orthodontist who in the 1980s pioneered a discipline he called “orthotropics”, which aimed to fix the root cause of crooked teeth – and ...

Half a century later, the braces would be the only thing keeping what little remains of your teeth from falling apart. Your jaw may have permanently changed shape from years of unnatural pressure.

For these reasons, braces have long been a popular choice for treating misaligned teeth and jaws. The only proven alternative to braces is jaw surgery, for which not everyone meets the criteria.

A new tool will help orthodontists correctly fit braces onto teeth. Using artificial intelligence and virtual patients, the tool predicts how teeth will move, so as to ensure that braces are ...

Dr. Marianna Evans, a Philadelphia orthodontist and periodontist who has examined multiple AGGA patients experiencing pain or complications, said she was reminded of gruesome, decades-old ...