I totally feel you on the teeth having their own weird preferences thing. My sister is exactly like your brother—barely brushes, drinks coffee and sod...

I totally get your point about normalizing it, but honestly, sometimes openly acknowledging it can backfire too. When I had a dental procedure go wron...

I totally get your confusion about this. Growing up, my dentist was always on my case about candy and soda too—never once mentioned milk sugars or nig...

Reading your experience made me feel a lot better about my own teeth-whitening anxiety, honestly. I remember the first time I tried whitening strips—I...

Haha, reading this makes me feel a little better about getting mine off next week—I've been dreaming about crunchy tacos for months, but now I'm secon...

I totally get what you mean about cottage cheese. I tried it once in a smoothie when I was prepping for my jaw surgery (wanted to test out some recipe...

I totally get the appeal of simplifying things, but honestly, I still feel safer having a backup stash. Last summer, I was at a friend's wedding and r...

I totally get where you're coming from with the aloe vera thing—I was skeptical too at first. My gums were always sensitive, especially after flossing...

Had this exact issue last year, honestly freaked me out a bit too. Tried saltwater rinses and flossing more consistently and it did help noticeably af...

Totally get this... I was super anxious about dental stuff as a kid and still am, honestly. Had sealants done myself—didn't stop every cavity, but may...

Mine felt exactly the same way for weeks after getting my braces off. Honestly, I was pretty freaked out at first because I expected everything to fee...

I've only had my braces for about a month, and honestly, every adjustment makes me pretty anxious. Salt water didn't really help me much, but I swear ...