That actually happened to me with one of my back teeth. I went in thinking it was just a small cavity, but once they started drilling, the decay was w...
I totally get what you mean about the wax—everyone seems to swear by it, but honestly, I found it kind of tricky. Maybe I just have clumsy hands, but ...
I get the same worry, honestly. My daughter can’t stand anything with a “minty” or “whitening” label—she says it burns her mouth. I’ve tried the sugar...
It’s such a relief to hear I’m not the only one who gets anxious about this stuff. I remember staring at my daughter’s front teeth, convinced they wer...
I totally get that “mouth wakes up at night” thing. It’s like, the second you try to relax, your teeth are like, nope, not tonight. I used to take ibu...
I totally get where you’re coming from. I grew up with the same idea—my mom would practically panic if I didn’t finish my glass of milk at dinner. Now...
Yeah, I totally relate to the anxiety over missing spots—my first cleaning after getting braces was honestly kind of embarrassing. I thought I was bei...
That confusion with dental bills is so real. I always feel like I’m deciphering some secret code with those statements... and then I get nervous I’m m...
That tingling and numbness thing really messed with my head, too. I remember thinking it was gone, then suddenly my lip would feel weird again for a f...
That’s basically how I felt too. I even used a separate cup just for rinsing, which my family teased me about. But honestly, after having a minor infe...
I totally get that plastic-y tongue feeling—honestly, sometimes the gel just makes my mouth feel weirder, not better. I tried a patch once after my ap...
I totally get that—anything gritty just freaks me out with braces. I’ve always wondered about activated charcoal, though… is it any less abrasive than...
I totally get this. The whole “refill in the middle” thing is what made me give up on cordless after a couple months. I tried to convince myself it wa...
Totally relate to this. I’ve spent way too many nights stressing over what’s actually covered and what’s not. Once, I questioned a “materials fee” aft...
That's a really good point about the balance. I'm someone who's always been pretty anxious about dental work, and humor can sometimes backfire on me i...