I swear, the first night I wore mine, I felt like I was trying to sleep with a mouthful of LEGOs. Took me forever to stop obsessing over it. The drool...

Tried both, honestly—baking soda and charcoal. I got sucked in by all those “natural whitening” hacks, especially when I had braces and felt like my t...

Yeah, definitely feel you on that. I had retainers as a teen but honestly didn't wear them enough—big regret now. Curious if consistent retainer use c...

I totally get the mirror disaster, lol. My first time using a countertop flosser, I accidentally shot water straight up my nose—talk about unexpected ...

Totally relate to that pharmacy aisle panic... I stood there forever, googling reviews on my phone and getting nowhere. Eventually tried those silicon...

I totally get your hesitation about the cheaper water flossers. I was in the exact same boat when my orthodontist first recommended one to me. Honestl...

I've actually wondered about this too, because when I had my braces, my mouth was always super dry, and I swear I got more cavities in those two years...

Weirdly enough, I remember my first dentist visit pretty clearly—I was maybe three or four, and the dentist had this giant stuffed dinosaur with overs...

Interesting perspective about wanting more detail—I get that, but sometimes too much info can actually ramp up anxiety, at least for me. When I had br...

Haha, this reminds me of when my retainer mysteriously vanished. I was convinced I'd misplaced it somewhere obvious, but after days of searching, I fi...

Haha, reading your posts about ice packs brings back memories of my first few days after gum surgery. I remember the dentist casually mentioning, "Jus...

I get the anxiety around crunchy foods, but honestly, for me it wasn't apples or popcorn that freaked me out—it was chewy stuff like caramel or gummy ...

You know, I actually had the opposite experience with those tablets. At first, I avoided them because everyone kept mentioning this chlorine-pool-floa...