CLEAR ALIGNERS AND THAT PESKY FILM—WHAT’S WORKED FOR US That film really is stubborn. My daughter’s been wearing her aligners for a few months now, a...

We ran into the same thing last year when my kid needed a crown on a molar. First, I thought a filling would do, but the dentist said it’d fall out to...

My kiddo went through the same thing with the clear bands—looked great for about a day, then pasta night happened and suddenly it was like a highlight...

My kid just got a zirconia crown on a back molar, and honestly, I was more worried about how it’d hold up with all the crunching and chewing. Dentist ...

Totally get this. My kid just finished a year with metal braces, and the “cut everything into tiny bites” phase was real. We did wax on wires, soft fo...

We actually had the opposite experience with cleaning—my kid’s Sonicare seems to get less gunky than the Oral-B did. The rubber grip on the Oral-B was...

When my daughter got her braces, I tried to warn her about what happens if you don’t brush well, but honestly, those gross-out posters just made her r...

My daughter had an implant done last year after a soccer accident knocked out a tooth. Honestly, recovery wasn't as rough as we expected—just had to s...

I've been thinking about switching to xylitol gum too, especially for my kids. They're always reaching for the fruity-flavored gums, but even the suga...

Haha, glad I'm not the only one who gets nervous about that! My daughter started with a cordless model too, and it made a huge difference. She was pre...

Scrambled eggs were great for my son too, but cheese sometimes made things a bit sticky for him, so we skipped it. One thing that worked surprisingly ...