Funny you mention that—stress is like a magnet for jaw pain in my case. There was a week I had a big work deadline, and by Friday, I could barely eat ...
Totally get this. I used to brush off every weird sensation, but after ignoring a dull ache that turned into a full-blown abscess, I learned my lesson...
That totally makes sense. My daughter was the same way after her braces—super sensitive to anything cold, so we held off on whitening for a while. It’...
Funny, I had a similar thing happen—my dentist used to mention antibiotics almost as a reflex, and it always made me nervous. I finally asked why, and...
That totally rings true for me. My ortho wanted to adjust just one tooth at the end, and I almost said “good enough” out of frustration. A year later,...
We had the same battery drama with a cordless one—always dying at the worst moment. Ended up switching to a countertop flosser for my daughter, and it...
That's interesting about your niece adjusting to the herbal rinse—I had a similar experience with my son. We tried a cinnamon-based rinse (no sweetnes...
When I had my wisdom teeth out, laughing gas was definitely cheaper—think it saved me around $150 or so. Honestly, it worked fine for me...felt relaxe...
Scrambled eggs were my go-to as well when I had my wisdom teeth out. I remember thinking they'd be weird, but honestly, they saved me from living off ...
Totally relate to the fluoride rinse suggestion. When I got my teeth whitened, sensitivity toothpaste was just meh for me too. But then I started usin...
Haha, I totally feel you on that. I once chipped a tooth biting into a soft sandwich—yeah, bread of all things. Dentist just raised an eyebrow at me l...
Totally get you on the oil pulling struggle—I tried it for a while too, and honestly, my jaw got tired halfway through every time, lol. You're right t...
I get what you're saying about the antiseptic rinse—I used it too and felt like it made a difference. But honestly, when I ran out halfway through rec...
Totally relate to this! After my biopsy, I thought yogurt would be my savior, but even that felt oddly gritty at first. Hang in there...it really does...
That's interesting, because honestly, even those DIY shows stress me out a bit at the dentist. I remember once picking a home renovation show during a...