Definitely not just you. My kid’s been dealing with the same thing since getting braces a few months ago. Swelling comes and goes, and honestly, it’s ...
Letting them pick their own stuff definitely helps, but yeah, the novelty wears off fast. I’ve noticed small changes—like switching up toothpaste flav...
My kid chipped a front tooth last year and we got two totally different opinions—one dentist wanted to fill it right away, the other said just keep an...
We started the “sugar bugs” thing too—it actually worked, even though I thought my daughter would roll her eyes at me. I agree about routines. If we m...
We went with the dentist trays for my kid too, mostly because she grinds her teeth at night. I’ve noticed the material feels sturdier compared to the ...
I know what you mean about switching. I used to feel like I was being disloyal or something, even though the visits were always rushed and my kid neve...
I get what you mean. My daughter had to get a crown last year (she’s only 11), and I thought just keeping up with her regular brushing and flossing wo...
Interesting—my kid’s oral surgeon was super strict about keeping to liquids and really soft stuff for nearly a week. We were told no bread, no rice, n...
We switched my kid to floss picks after way too many battles over regular floss. It’s just easier for her little hands, and honestly, she’s way more c...
We’ve been down this road with our daughter, and honestly, I was surprised by how much her breathing at night impacted her mouth. We tried a humidifie...
My daughter flat-out refused the rinse after the second day—she said it tasted like “old coins.” I tried mixing it with a bit of cold water, but that ...
Honestly, I get what you’re saying about the crown prices, but for us, the root canal itself was the real shocker. My kid needed one on a baby tooth (...
That really hits home for me. My kid had a root tip surgery last fall and the dentist handed us a bottle of the “good stuff” at checkout—fancy label, ...
That right there sums up my kid’s experience with the countertop flosser. We got one after her first round of cavities, thinking it’d be easier than t...
When my daughter had her first oral surgery, I thought I was prepared, but the stitches looked way worse than I expected. They turned kind of grayish ...