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Oral Health Necessities
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items Here are some of my personal favorites for a healthy mouth and a beautiful smile! Your daily must-haves are simple: a toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss. Everything else is optional and depends on your individual needs 🦷
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Daily Use
Supplemental Care
Grinding, Clenching, and/or TMD
Braces, Bridges, and/or Extra Space between Teeth
Quit Smoking / Vaping
Pain Management
Daily Use
Brush twice a day (MOST importantly at night), floss once a day, and use a fluoride-containing toothpaste - this regimen is what you should do each day <3
LOVE Philips Sonicare. Incredible clean feeling after use. Make sure to angle the toothbrush head towards your gumline for best results!
Philips Sonicare Electric Toothbrush
Cocofloss is one of the few more eco-forward dental brands. The floss is made from 85% recycled water bottles. The brand reports sustainable packaging and ocean-bound recycled plastic brush handles. The floss is the rope-y kind (which I prefer) so it...
Cocofloss
Favorite toothpaste - leaves my whole mouth feeling SO clean. The Crest Gum Detoxify line of toothpastes are clinically proven to neutralize bacteria, reduce inflammation, protect gums, and strengthen enamel. Make sure you don't rinse it all off with...
Crest Pro-Health Gum Detoxify Toothpaste
Favorite manual toothbrush. If you're going to pick a manual toothbrush, this is the best choice. The magic is in the bristles WITH the right technique. Ultra-thin, tapered bristles reach deeper under the gumline for a gentle yet effective clean. Mak...
Sunstar GUM Soft or Ultra Soft manual toothbrush
Supplemental Care
Additional products to help enhance your routine if needed!
This cordless WaterPik (water “flosser”) is great to use every once in a while, especially after you're done flossing with regular dental floss! I put “flosser” in quotes, because using this does NOT replace regular flossing, but it's a great additio...
Cordless WaterPik Water Flosser with Tips
Favorite mouthwash (make sure it's zero alcohol) ACT Alcohol-Free Rinse is clinically proven to strengthen enamel, prevent cavities, and freshen breath without the burn associated with alcohol-containing mouthwashes. This DOES NOT REPLACE regular bru...
ACT® Cavity-Prevention Fluoride Mouth Rinse
MANY drinks can either stain (tea, coffee, etc) or damage (sugary drinks, acidic/bubbly drinks) your teeth…so using a straw to BYPASS your teeth while you drink things is honestly a great investment. Say no to plastic straws - these metal straws are ...
Metal Straw Set With Pouch
Grinding, Clenching, and/or TMD
If you grind or clench your teeth (or THINK that you do) check out these products!
If you clench or grind your teeth at night, you absolutely should look into getting a night guard. Many dental insurances will not cover a night guard, and they are usually super pricy, so this is a pretty good alternative. However, if you have SEVER...
SweetGuards Custom Dental Night Guard
Sometimes TMD can get worse with the wrong pillow! The Purple Harmony Pillow is supportive enough to keep your head, neck, and spine aligned, but soft enough to still be comfy. This pillow reduces strain and promotes better sleep posture. Purple offe...
Purple Harmony™ Pillow
Braces, Bridges, and/or Extra Space between Teeth
For those hard-to-reach places!
To clean in between teeth with extra gaps/space, under bridges, around brackets for braces, etc.
GUM® Proxabrush® Go-Betweens® Interdental Brushes
This floss is perfect for cleaning hard-to-reach areas like under permanent retainers, braces wires, bridges, and between teeth with larger gaps. The stiff end makes threading easy, while the soft, spongy middle effectively removes debris and plaque ...
Oral-B Super Floss for Braces, Mint, 100 Strands
Floss threaders (like Superfloss) are a game-changer for cleaning around dental work like permanent retainers, braces wires, and bridges! Simply thread your floss through the loop (like threading a needle), and use the stiff end of the threader to gu...
Deep Clean Dental Floss Threaders for Braces
Quit Smoking / Vaping
Tools + tips to help you quit smoking, from creating a quit plan, managing cravings, using nicotine replacement therapy, and so much more! You are not alone in this
Home | Smokefree
Pain Management
Exactly like name-brand Advil Dual Action, but way cheaper! This is an absolute staple for managing any toothache. Just remember to schedule a visit with your dentist, because this will only help manage the pain temporarily—the root cause still needs...
Walgreens Dual Action Acetaminophen 250 mg and Ibuprofen (NSAID) 125 mg Tablets
