Funny, I actually stuck with the original fit for a while and just kept going back for minor tweaks. It wasn’t perfect, but my gums seemed to settle f...
I totally get where you’re coming from, but I actually had a pretty different experience with the adjustment period. For me, things felt “normal” way ...
I get where you’re coming from about keeping things low-key, but honestly, I’ve found it’s sometimes better to be a bit more vigilant—especially if so...
Yeah, that taste drove me nuts for weeks. I kept thinking I was chewing on spare change or something. My dentist wanted me to wait almost three months...
I actually had the opposite happen—my ortho was pretty chill about spacing out appointments. I went eight weeks a couple times and didn’t notice much ...
That’s something I’ve wondered about too. My last hygienist mentioned there’s some connection between gum disease and heart health, but she also said ...
That line made me laugh—so true. I swear, half the time I was just chewing on the wax like it was some weird flavorless gum. I tried the minty flavore...
Yeah, my stubborn tooth is one of the top front ones—always feels like it’s lagging behind the rest. My dentist also mentioned that some teeth just ta...
That’s wild—I had something similar, but it felt more like sinus pressure than an ear thing. Did your headaches go away after a day or did they linger...
Yeah, the tape thing is actually not too bad for residue—if you use painter’s tape or that blue masking tape, it comes off pretty clean. I tried duct ...
Totally relate to the guilt thing—sometimes I’ll miss a week and suddenly feel like I’ve undone months of effort, but honestly, it’s probably not that...
I totally get where you’re coming from. My daughter bit her tongue after a filling, even though we talked about the numbness thing. It’s just hard for...
I had the same thing happen with silicone—it just felt too soft, like it wasn’t really doing much. Switched to copper and yeah, it’s got that weird ta...
That’s a good question—I’ve been wondering about the same thing for my son, actually. Our dentist said onlays are less invasive, but the price differe...
I get what you mean, but for me, hearing the numbers actually helps a little. I started asking them what the range means—like, is a 3 okay, is a 5 sca...