Dentist-reviewed
Honest reviews of the dental products you actually use.
I’m Dr. Christopher Yoo, DMD. I see patients every day at Karis Family Dental in Whittier, California. Here’s what I actually recommend — and what I tell my patients to skip. No paid sponsorships, no DTC alternatives to professional care.
What we review
Five categories at launch — the ones I get asked about most often in the chair.
Recent reviews
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Why ChairsideReviews?
Reviewing dental products is something I genuinely enjoy. In a typical week, I talk with dozens of patients about which toothbrush, floss, or whitening product they should pick — and I’m constantly trying things myself, in my own bathroom, to see what’s actually worth the money.
The conversations I have at the chair were the seed of this site: friends, family, and patients kept asking, “Just tell me which one to buy.” So here it is, in writing, with the same straight answer I’d give if you were in my chair.
Editorial standards
How we choose what to recommend
- Personally used or recommended in practice. If it’s not in my own bathroom or my patients’ take-home bag, it doesn’t get a recommendation — no matter the commission rate.
- No DTC alternatives to professional care. Byte, SmileDirectClub, Candid, AlignerCo, and similar mail-order aligner brands are excluded as a category. Orthodontic treatment belongs under a licensed dentist’s supervision.
- We’ll call out products that don’t work — by name. A roundup is more useful when one of the entries is a clearly-labeled “skip this one.”
- Citations. When we cite research, we prefer meta-analyses, systematic reviews, and double-blind randomized controlled trials. Other studies are included only when sample sizes exceed 500 participants.
- Affiliate-disclosed. Some links pay a small commission at no cost to you. See the Affiliate Disclosure for the full breakdown.
Inspired by Wirecutter’s approach to honest reviews.
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