Monthly payments definitely took the edge off for us too. My daughter lost her retainer at summer camp—never saw it again, unfortunately. The orthodon...

Interesting perspective on the mouthwash—I haven't tried it myself, but my daughter used one for a few months and didn't really see much difference. I...

I get what you're saying about the oil pulling being kinda gross at first, but honestly, after a week or two, it wasn't so bad for me. I didn't see dr...

I totally get the peppermint overload struggle, lol. Last winter, I tried making a eucalyptus oil infusion at home to help my daughter with her conges...

I totally understand your worry about surprise costs—I was exactly the same way when my daughter got braces. Honestly, there were a few unexpected exp...

Totally get where you're coming from. My daughter tried one of those kits before prom last year—big mistake. She complained about sensitive teeth for ...

I totally get the anxiety around those weird sensations. My daughter had a bone graft last year, and we went through something similar. She'd randomly...

I've actually been using a water flosser for about a year now, mostly because my kiddo has braces and regular flossing was turning into a nightly batt...

Totally agree on the softer brush—made a huge difference for my daughter too. Another thing that helped us was teaching her to hold the brush with jus...

Honestly, I wouldn't wait much longer than a couple weeks if something still feels off. My daughter had a crown done last year, and we waited almost a...

Haha, sounds familiar...my kid's dentist does the same thing. Usually chatting about cartoons or school, but when things get serious, there's that rea...

This is exactly what our dentist recommended for my teenager when she had her teeth whitened last year. She has pretty sensitive teeth normally, so I ...

I've noticed the same thing with my son's dentist visits. One dentist wanted to fill several tiny spots immediately, but another suggested monitoring ...

That's interesting, because my daughter had a similar reaction to rain sounds when she was prepping for her wisdom teeth removal. We thought it'd be s...

Funny you bring this up, because my dentist mentioned something similar a while back. At first, I thought it sounded a bit too good to be true—like, c...