Right? I always end up drooling on myself and sounding like I’ve had dental work done on both sides of my face. The worst is when you try to sip water...

Yeah, watching your teeth shuffle around is kind of like a slow-motion magic trick, isn’t it? I remember taking progress pics and being genuinely shoc...

The toothbrush-as-teether phase is real. My daughter used to gnaw on hers like she was auditioning for a beaver documentary. The only thing that helpe...

Three months always sounded like overkill to me too, but after my last “surprise” gum infection, I’m not risking it. I used to just wing it and, well,...

Honestly, you handled it way better than most would. I’ve seen people try to “fix” their own brackets with superglue (please, no), so just making sure...