I totally relate to the plaque issue with fixed retainers—mine became a magnet for anything sticky. I ended up investing in one of those water flosser...

I get what you mean about music not always helping—sometimes it just makes me more aware of my own nerves, weirdly enough. I’ve found that using a med...

I get where you’re coming from about the gritty stuff feeling like it’s working harder, but I actually lean the other way. I switched to a high-tech g...