Frozen bananas were a total game changer for me too. I was skeptical at first—like, how could bananas possibly replace yogurt? But honestly, after my ...

My ortho was pretty chill about payments—thankfully. I did something similar, monthly payments seemed safer at first, but halfway through I got a smal...

I've wondered the same thing! Growing up, my sister and I had totally different experiences at the dentist. She brushed religiously, flossed daily, an...

Yeah, I've definitely noticed something similar. A while back, I was trying out different mouthwashes because my orthodontist recommended using one re...

My parents tried everything with me too—sticker charts, bitter nail polish stuff, even bribery (I distinctly remember being promised a new bike if I s...

Haha, reading through this makes me feel a bit better about my own messy bathroom adventures. Took me a solid two weeks before I stopped accidentally ...

Had something similar happen when I first got braces. My gums started bleeding randomly, and I figured it was just irritation from the brackets or som...

Yeah, I can relate to this big time. When I had braces a couple years ago, my jaw pain got way worse at first—probably from the shifting alignment. Ea...

My ortho never explicitly said gum was off-limits, but she did give me that skeptical eyebrow raise when I asked about it, haha. Honestly, I tried sug...

Haha, your daughter's food court story brought back memories for me too. I once wrapped mine in a napkin at a friend's birthday party—yep, straight in...