The oxalate thing really threw me too. I used to think I was getting a ton of calcium from spinach, but once you dig into the absorption rates, it’s k...

I’ve actually had better luck with a slightly weaker saltwater mix, especially in the first couple days when everything’s super sensitive. The full-st...

That’s pretty much what happened with my son’s molars too. I was surprised how much of a difference it made waiting for the tooth to be fully erupted—...

That’s interesting—my experience was almost the reverse of yours. I remember right after getting my full arch, I kept accidentally poking at the new t...

Baking soda’s one of those things that gets tossed around a lot, right? I’ve tried it a couple times when my gums were bugging me, mostly because my d...

That’s so true. I actually started looking up terms like “bite turbos” and “elastics” after appointments because I wanted to understand what was physi...

That blue light is a curing lamp—they use it to harden the resin in the sealant, so it bonds better to the tooth. I’ve noticed private offices sometim...