Mouthful

Teeth

When you can’t brush

For the nights it isn’t happening, and the days there’s no sink.

Editorial illustration: Half-melted chewing gum stuck to a crumpled fast-food napkin under harsh sidelight

6 Things People Actually Use Instead of Brushing

Water, a washcloth, gum, mouthwash, a spray, a dry brush. One of these is barely worth carrying and one wins outright. Here's the honest order.

Editorial illustration: A cracked vintage toothbrush with petrified plaque encrusting its bristles, lit like an artifact

"I Haven't Brushed My Teeth in Over a Month"

Somebody posted that. Hundreds answered. Here's what actually worked when brushing wasn't going to happen — ranked from worst night to best.