Haha, guilty as charged... I bought one of those countertop flossers last year after my dentist recommended it. Thought I'd finally get serious about ...
Glad someone else is feeling this way—I was starting to think it was just me being paranoid, haha. I'm about a month out from my implant now, and hone...
Ugh, glad I'm not the only one who freaked out about swallowing it. First time I tried oil pulling, I literally stood over the sink the entire time ju...
I get the smoothie burnout thing, but scrambled eggs were a no-go for me. I tried them thinking they'd be soft and gentle, but the texture just felt w...
Haha, totally relate to this! Though honestly, even now that mine are off, I'm still kinda cautious biting into stuff... old habits die hard, I guess....
I switched to electric a while back too, and honestly, it took me forever to get used to it. At first, the buzzing sensation was just...weird. I kept ...
I can definitely relate to the anxiety around fluoride toothpaste...I've always been a bit cautious myself, especially since my grandkids seem determi...
Reading your post makes me feel a bit better...but honestly, the unpredictability is exactly what's stressing me out. I had an extraction and implant ...
Haha, the mirror trick sounds adorable—I wish someone had thought of that when I was little. Might've spared me a lifetime of dental anxiety. We didn'...
Yeah, saltwater helps me a bit too, but honestly, on my worst days it barely takes the edge off. My ortho suggested trying Orajel—just the regular OTC...
Heat never really did much for my pain either—mostly just made things feel swollen and uncomfortable. Ice was the real MVP for numbing everything down...
I've been thinking about this too, since I've been considering braces myself (again!). Honestly, the whole idea of monthly payments makes me a bit ner...
Yeah, mashed potatoes were my go-to as well...but honestly, I got pretty tired of them after a while. Ended up experimenting with cream soups—broccoli...
Yep, same thing happened to me too. I was pretty excited to finally ditch the braces, but when I looked in the mirror, I was like... wait, did my teet...