We actually stumbled into our dentist situation by pure luck. When my son was about four, we had an emergency—a chipped tooth after a playground accid...

Yeah, I totally get the opaque bag idea—did something similar myself. I traveled through Europe last summer, staying mostly in hostels, and honestly t...

Reading these stories brings back memories of my own denture mishap in Italy a few years ago. I was enjoying some gelato when suddenly my lower dentur...

Yeah, I totally get that feeling. Went through the implant process myself about two years ago, and patience was definitely the hardest part. One thing...

Totally agree with you on this. A few years back, I was in a similar boat—needed a root canal and was stressing big-time about the cost. I ended up ju...

I totally get what you mean about clove oil—it can be pretty intense. I ended up using chamomile tea bags instead. Just brewed them, chilled them in t...

Been there, done that... One thing I've learned from my own tooth drama is keeping clove oil handy. Dabbed a bit on the tooth and it seriously took th...

Audiobooks were my lifesaver too. I tried watching TV at first, but every commercial break felt like a rude awakening, lol. I ended up binge-listening...

Totally been there with the funky retainer smell... toothpaste never really worked for me either. I started soaking mine in a mix of warm water and ba...

My dad got implants about three years ago after decades of dealing with dentures. He was super hesitant at first because of the cost and the whole sur...

I remember feeling the same way—first week or two, I kept forgetting to pop them back in after meals, lol. But honestly, it became routine pretty quic...