Article: BRACES ARE EASIER ON THE EYES-AND MOUTH.(LIVING)

Braces may still suggest an image of a mouthful of silver - maybe not quite like the steel-jawed, metal-chomping giant in the James Bond flicks - but close.

Actually, it's not close at all.

Today's braces are far less cumbersome than they were a generation ago, which means more comfort for the wearer and fewer trips to the orthodontist for adjustments.

As a measure of how things have changed, kids today want braces, orthodontists say.

''I totally wanted them (braces),'' said Sally Thompson, 14, of Weaverville, Calif. ''I like the way they look.''

She's wearing braces with metallic blue bands.

Her brother, Turner, ...

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