Middle schoolers used to fight tooth and nail to remove their braces — metal fixtures synonymous with the gangly awkwardness of tweenage-hood. Now, despite the clunky metal inspiring Invisalign ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – A woman posing as a dentist was arrested in Schaumburg after customers complained she gave them fake braces and, in one case, a patient had a chipped tooth after a visit. Police ...

Bangkok, Thailand (AP) -- Authorities in Thailand are concerned about the latest teen fashion trend of wearing fake orthodontic braces. Officials say it's potentially dangerous and they're targeting ...

CHICAGO (WBBM) — Multiple patients have complained about the same Illinois dentist, worrying about what she put inside their mouths. Their allegations sparked the state and a suburban police ...

In Thailand, China, and Indonesia, teens are donning fake orthodontics in a trend that has had deadly results in at least two cases, according to an article on Vice.com. The high cost of braces has ...

He’s not a dentist — but he played one in New Jersey. A man married to a dentist pretended to have the same gig as his wife — going so far as putting braces on a teen girl, authorities said. Oscar ...

Style icon Gwen Stefani recently admitted her decision to get braces in 1999 was totally a fashion choice, as opposed to a medical one. "I could afford them at that point and that's when I went and ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- How can one tell if a dentist is fake? Months after CBS News Chicago's story about the damage done from a pretend dentist, the State of Illinois has announced a public safety campaign ...