I totally get where you’re coming from. After I got my braces, I became kind of obsessed with cleaning everything—retainers, aligners, all of it. At f...
I swear my gums had their own drama series when I first got braces. One day they’d be all calm and normal, the next it was like they were staging a pr...
I totally relate to the whole “trying to tough it out” thing—when I first got my braces tightened, I figured I’d just wait for the soreness to pass. E...
I totally get where you're coming from. When I got my custom guard, I kept waking up and running my tongue over my teeth, convinced something had shif...
That actually sounds like a great idea—I might try that with my little brother. He switched to an electric brush last year (mostly because he wanted t...
I totally get what you mean about the water flosser mess. I got one when I first got my braces, thinking it’d be the answer to all the food stuck ever...
Right? I always wonder how people just have a carton of milk handy when disaster strikes. When my cousin lost a tooth at soccer practice, we ended up ...
I’ve bounced between both, honestly. When I had my braces off, I was desperate to get rid of those weird stains, so I tried Crest 3D White. My gums go...
Haha, I thought I was the only one obsessively inspecting every angle in the bathroom mirror. I get what you mean about being cautious though—honestly...
I get what you’re saying about brushing softer—my ortho actually told me the same thing when I first got my braces. I was convinced that the more I sc...
Man, I’ve had that exact thought while sitting in the waiting room, knowing the ortho is about to snip a wire in two seconds and send me back out. It’...
Same here—coconut oil just made my mouth feel greasy, and I couldn’t tell if it did anything. I’m in braces right now, so I’m extra paranoid about sta...
I totally get what you mean about the “hidden costs” vibe. When I started my braces, they offered a $200 discount if I paid everything up front, but h...
That hits home. I swear, I used to stare at my teeth in every reflective surface, convinced they were getting worse instead of better. I keep all my o...
I get where you're coming from, but honestly, flavor made a huge difference for me. Weirdly enough, I found the minty ones actually irritated my gums ...