Letting them pick their own toothbrush definitely helped here, but the novelty wears off fast. My kid was obsessed with his dinosaur brush for like th...
Right? I got quotes that were $2k apart for the same procedure, and none of the offices could explain why. At one place, they even tried to upsell me ...
The sticky food ban is the hardest part for us too. My kid still mourns the loss of gummy bears—he swears he can “just chew on the other side,” but we...
Honestly, I kinda get why people are hesitant to try the brighter bands, but I’ve actually had the opposite experience. I went for neon pink once on a...
That sting from the shot is the real villain, not the actual biopsy. I swear, I braced myself for the “big” part and then it was over before my brain ...
That line about the “magic shields” cracked me up. My youngest is convinced sealants are basically superhero armor for his teeth, but then again, he a...
Man, I totally get what you mean. It’s weird how you don’t notice those little changes until you look back at old pics, right? I used to think thumb s...
Rice is the worst, right? It’s like it’s got a personal vendetta against braces. I swear, I find rogue grains hours later. For me, scrambled eggs are ...
Haha, this is so real. I’ve got a whole album called “teeth stuff” and sometimes I forget to hide it before handing my phone to someone to show them a...
Ugh, those elastics were the worst. I swear I’d find them in my hoodie pocket days later and have no idea how they got there. Did anyone else get para...
Honestly, I totally get what you mean about the “it’ll be fine” thing. Makes me feel like I’m being patted on the head and sent on my way. I’m definit...
Honestly, the spoon thing is underrated. I tried one when my plastic scraper snapped mid-swipe (gross), and it actually worked better than I expected....
Haha, I totally get the detective vibes, but isn’t it possible we sometimes brush off real issues because we *expect* everything to be “just healing”?...
Yeah, the palate numbness is real—mine felt like I’d licked a freezer for a couple days. Eating was weird at first. Eggs and pasta were fine, but anyt...