I totally get where you’re coming from—when my daughter got her braces, I felt like I was drowning in options. There’s so much marketing around electr...
We ran into the same thing with my kid—she loves her sour candies, but our dentist said brushing right after is a no-go. It sounded weird at first, bu...
We switched to electric for my daughter after her last checkup showed some plaque issues, even though she brushed with a manual. I was skeptical about...
I hear you on the frustration with flossing and those little threaders—my kid still needs help with them most nights, and sometimes we both end up ann...
The retainer thing really gets under my skin, too. The way insurance draws the line at “braces: yes, retainers: you’re on your own” makes zero sense t...
That back-and-forth with brushing is so familiar—my kiddo went through the same thing after getting braces. One day she’d be almost afraid to touch he...
That’s really relatable. I’ve had similar experiences where I thought just showing up would get things sorted, but ended up being told to email or cal...
That’s so true. I remember feeling guilty when my daughter had a cavity at her first dentist visit, even though we brushed and avoided juice. Turns ou...
I get what you mean about wishing for a simple chart or clearer instructions—honestly, I felt the same way after my kid’s oral surgery. But in our cas...
We ran into a similar situation with my daughter last year. The dentist was really pushing for an implant after her accident, but we wanted to wait an...
That tongue thing is so real—my kid did the same, kept asking if it’d ever stop feeling “off.” Dentist told us it takes time, but honestly, she barely...
That’s so true about popcorn—I swear it’s like a rite of passage for kids to get a kernel stuck or bite down on something hard. My daughter got her fi...
Same here—my kid was begging to try those whitening kits after seeing ads everywhere, but I was pretty hesitant. We tried a gentler version and it sti...
I totally get your point about clear explanations being reassuring, especially when it comes to something as serious as oral surgery. But from my expe...
We considered retainer insurance briefly, but honestly, after crunching the numbers, it didn't seem worth it for us. The premiums added up over time, ...