Haha, totally relate to the glow stick comment! After my braces came off and I whitened my teeth, my sister kept humming "Blinded by the Light" every ...

Haha same here, those little interdental brushes are lifesavers. I remember freaking out the first time one got slightly stuck—I was convinced I'd rui...

Same here, coffee's non-negotiable for me too...I tried whitening strips for a bit, but they made my teeth super sensitive. Switching toothpaste defin...

We did something similar when my niece was little—my sister was super worried about tooth decay because she'd heard horror stories from friends. She s...

Yeah, salt water rinses were my go-to as well. Like you said, not sure if they actually sped things up, but they definitely made things feel less irri...

Yeah, my dentist was pretty chill about it too, but I ended up using sensitivity toothpaste for like a month because my teeth felt weirdly sensitive t...

Totally get what you're saying about the optional meet-and-greet idea. When our pediatrician first mentioned taking our son around his first birthday,...

Honestly, not really... My dentist loves chatting about random stuff—like his latest fishing trip or some Netflix show—but he still manages to stay pr...

I totally hear you on the electric toothbrush thing, they're great, but honestly, I think technique matters even more than the brush itself. I used an...

Haha, honestly, that's exactly how I felt when I first tried whitening mouthwash. I've been using braces for a while now, and keeping my teeth bright ...

Went through this myself a couple years back and stuck with my regular dentist. She was super confident about it, and honestly, it turned out fine—way...