Rubber bands, called elastics, are used with braces to apply additional force to certain areas of your mouth. Learn about the types and how they're used.

Ceramic braces are similar to metal braces, but they use clear or tooth-colored brackets rather than gray or metallic silver brackets and wires.

Some clever police work helped officers track down the suspect accused of the violent assault on a 71-year-old woman walking in Leakin Park.

Investigators in Baltimore used rubber bands from a sex offender's braces to link him to an alleged kidnapping and assault of a woman at a park this month, according to court documents.

Dublin, June 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Orthodontics Market by Product (Clear Braces, Fixed Braces {Brackets, wires [Nickel, Titanium] Anchorage, Ligatures}, Bonding, Adhesives, Springs ...