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RE: How I survived the teething stage (and kept my sanity)
Man, your post brought back all the memories. I used to joke that I should’ve just duct taped a bib to my kid, but honestly, it felt like I was doing laundry every time I blinked. I hear you on the weird paranoia about m...
RE: How to make breath mints last longer (without eating the whole pack)
That pillbox hack is genius, not gonna lie. I’ve been known to just toss a handful of mints in a random pocket and then wonder why I’m picking fuzzy Tic Tacs out of my hoodie a week later... Never thought about actually ...
RE: How much did your dental implant + extraction actually cost?
Man, the “surgical guide” charge got me too - like, you’re telling me that wasn’t included in the first place? I totally get budgeting for mystery fees. I started asking for line-by-line breakdowns and even then, stuff w...
RE: Weirdly, chewing on the other side after a root canal can make your jaw sore
Yeah, the jaw drama is real. After my last root canal, I legit felt like I’d done a marathon with half my face. The ear pain threw me off too - didn’t even connect it to my jaw at first, just thought I was coming down wi...
RE: Feeling let down after dental implant surgery - anyone else?
Totally get where you’re coming from. The price tag alone made me hesitate for ages, and yeah, my dentist was definitely pushing the “gold standard” line. I had to ask a lot of questions before I got a real breakdown of ...
RE: Is It Okay to Suck My Thumb at Bedtime?
Honestly, I get where you’re coming from, but I kinda feel like if thumb sucking is your main way to chill out and it’s not totally wrecking your teeth, maybe it’s not the end of the world? Everyone’s got their thing - s...
RE: Which is easier: healing from a simple extraction or a surgical one?
Man, those dissolvable stitches get in your head, right? I kept checking mine with my tongue, convinced I’d mess something up if I wasn’t careful. Honestly though, the surgical extraction wiped me out way more than the s...
RE: How soon did you get back to your routine after a tooth pulled?
I hear you on the paranoia - dry socket is no joke, and I was the same way with my son. We did the pudding/yogurt/soup circuit for a solid week, even though his dentist said he could try “normal” stuff after three days. ...
RE: Getting used to new dentures: slow and steady or all at once?
That lisp thing drove me nuts for a while. I’d be halfway through a sentence and just hear myself sounding like Daffy Duck - super frustrating. It did get better for me, but it took a couple months of reading out loud (f...