I totally get the dental guilt thing—my partner jokes that I’m the “acid police” at home. The cheese trick is legit, by the way; I read somewhere it helps buffer the acid, but who really knows? We try to turn it into a game: who can drink the most water after sour candy without making a face. Not sure if it actually helps, but hey, at least everyone’s laughing... and rinsing. The waiting-to-brush rule drives me nuts though—I always forget and have to set a timer on my phone. Tech to the rescue, I guess?
- I’m the timer person too—if I don’t set an alert, I’ll brush right after candy and then regret it.
- The cheese thing is real, at least according to my last dental hygienist (she was oddly passionate about cheddar).
- Water helps a bit, but I read somewhere it only dilutes the acid, doesn’t remove it. Still, better than nothing.
- Tried those “neutralizing” mouthwashes? They taste weird but seem to help a little.
- Honestly, if tech can keep me from wrecking my enamel, I’m all for it... even if my phone is just full of random tooth timers now.
Haha, I totally relate to the random tooth timers—my phone looks like a dental appointment book some days. I’ve also heard about the cheese thing, but honestly, I can’t bring myself to eat cheese after sour gummies... just feels weird. Swishing with water is my go-to, but I always wonder if it’s actually doing much. Tried those neutralizing rinses once and yeah, the taste is kinda funky, but maybe it’s worth it? I wish there was just a magic fix for sour cravings and enamel.
Swishing with water is my go-to, but I always wonder if it’s actually doing much.
Same here—sometimes I wonder if I'm just giving myself a false sense of security with all the swishing. Like, is it really helping or am I just diluting the sour patch kid guilt? The cheese thing cracks me up too. There’s no way I could go from gummy worms to cheddar... that combo sounds like a dare gone wrong.
I tried those neutralizing rinses after my last cleaning because my dentist kept mentioning acid and enamel every five seconds. Honestly, the taste was so weird I couldn’t keep it up. Maybe it helps, but I kinda want something that doesn’t make me gag, you know?
Wish there was a magic fix for this stuff. Until then, I’m stuck with sticky notes on my bathroom mirror reminding me not to brush right after sour candy (which, let’s be real, I forget half the time). Anyone else get paranoid about tooth sensitivity after eating sour stuff, or is that just me overthinking again...?
I get the paranoia about tooth sensitivity after sour stuff, but honestly, I’m not convinced swishing with water does all that much. Like, maybe it helps a little, but I still feel that twinge sometimes. I skip the weird rinses too—tried one, tasted like chemicals. Have you ever just waited it out and ignored the sensitivity? Sometimes I think we might be overthinking it, unless it actually hurts a lot.