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RE: What should a gum graft quote include?
The graft material and donor-site details are important, but I’d qualify the idea that those alone make quotes comparable. The estimate should also state the expected number of graft sites and whether the fee is charged ...
RE: Did you know kids’ sports guards can help with more than just broken teeth?
That’s really interesting about the headaches and jaw pain. I’ve been wondering if my kid’s teeth grinding at night could be behind her cranky mornings and those random “my head hurts” complaints. Our dentist mentioned a...
RE: Keeping that post-root canal cheek puff under control
I get what you’re saying about patience being the hardest part, but I’ve noticed with my kid that the tingling and numbness lasted longer than just a couple days. For us, it stuck around for almost a week, and the denti...
RE: Swollen gums and braces: is this normal or just me?
I get what you’re saying, but I’m still not totally convinced it’s just the braces moving teeth. With my kid, the gums started puffing up after certain foods - like popcorn or chips - way more than after adjustments. We ...
RE: Coping with losing a tooth: distraction or talking it out?
That sounds a lot like my daughter last year. I spent days prepping her for the “big moment,” thinking she’d be nervous or maybe even scared. But when her tooth finally came out, she just wanted to know if she could get ...
RE: How do you get your kids to actually brush their teeth?
The disclosing tablets are a game changer, but man, the mess they make... my daughter looked like she’d lost a battle with a magenta marker. We’ve tried electric and manual brushes - she’s more into the electric for the ...
RE: Braces in your 30s: did you know teeth can move for life?
My kid’s ortho actually mentioned posture when we first started braces - apparently slouching can mess with your bite over time? I didn’t totally buy it, but now that we’re all hunched over laptops at home, I kinda see i...
RE: Making daily life work after a jaw bone graft: what actually helps?
That’s exactly where we’re at with my kid right now - she’s so over the “soft food” menu. We tried switching things up with applesauce and scrambled eggs, but even then, she misses crunchy stuff. The numbness is tough to...
RE: How numbing really works during a mouth biopsy
Pressure is the weirdest part, right? My kid had a similar reaction - kept asking if her face was drooping off, but nothing looked different. The dentist explained that the numbing just blocks pain, not pressure or movem...
RE: Getting my 4-year-old to stop sucking her thumb... help?
I get where you’re coming from, but I actually had the opposite experience. My son’s dentist kept saying “don’t worry, most kids stop on their own,” but we waited until he was almost 5 and his front teeth did start shift...
RE: WEIRD TRICKS PEOPLE SWEAR BY FOR WOBBLY TEETH
That string-and-door thing always sounded like a recipe for disaster to me, too. My son was really anxious about his first loose tooth - he’d get all worked up thinking it was going to hurt, and honestly, I wasn’t sure w...
RE: braces vs clear aligners: which made you feel less self-conscious?
I totally get what you mean about the restaurant thing. My kid has aligners, and honestly, I didn’t expect how much we’d have to plan snacks or meals around them. At first, she was super self-conscious about taking them ...
RE: The great dental quest: searching for planet-friendly floss
I get the whole trial and error thing, but I’ve gotta say, I’m not convinced it’s just about finding a floss that doesn’t hurt. My kid’s dentist actually warned us about some of these “eco” options - like, she said bambo...
RE: What should I have asked before my root canal?
I get where you’re coming from about wanting a super clear food list, but I actually think it’s almost impossible for dentists to cover every single “danger” food. When my kid had a temp crown, they said “nothing sticky ...
RE: Getting used to eating and talking with new teeth
With my kid, we tried introducing crunchy foods step by step - first at home, then in louder, busier places. Honestly, the first time she tried pretzels in public, she was super nervous about the noise and the possibilit...