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...