Totally get that worry—when my daughter first got her braces, her gums puffed up and she was super nervous. She did have some soreness, mostly when ch...
Totally get where you’re coming from. I used to think teething was this neat, predictable process—like, “Oh, drooling? Must be a tooth.” But with my d...
That made me laugh—my kid still talks about “the pizza incident” like it was a traumatic event. We’ve learned the hard way that soft foods are the rea...
That really lines up with what we went through. My daughter was so anxious about the whole process—she’d heard horror stories about pain and swelling....
My kiddo had the same issue with wax—halfway through a sandwich and it’s gone. We tried those silicone covers too, and honestly, they’re so much easie...
Funny, I actually saw something different with my daughter when she got her braces. The lisp was definitely there at first, and she had her share of s...
Haha, I totally get that weird mix of grossed out and super satisfied—my kid actually gets excited to check the “results” in the sink. We started with...
My daughter needed a crown after chipping her tooth playing soccer, and her dentist recommended zirconia too. At first I worried it’d look too “fake,”...
Went through something similar with my daughter last summer—she insisted on laser whitening before senior photos. She spent the next couple of days wi...
Definitely agree about the soft foods—when my daughter had her molar extracted, smoothies and mashed potatoes were lifesavers. She bounced back pretty...
When my daughter first got braces, she was pretty bummed about missing out on caramel popcorn at movie nights. We tried the thin apple slices too, but...
Totally agree with this! My kiddo's dentist gave us similar advice after she started drinking orange juice every morning. We switched to rinsing first...
We had a similar experience when my daughter had gum surgery last year. Initially, we just used regular ice packs wrapped in towels, but she kept comp...
I get the appeal of monthly payments, but honestly, they stress me out more. Last summer, our AC broke down right after we signed up for monthly ortho...
We had a similar experience when my daughter had her biopsy last year. At first, we were icing it constantly because she said it felt better, but afte...