Waiting those months felt like a science experiment on my patience. My dentist warned me about bone shrinkage and how the gums reshape, so I stuck to ...
I get what you mean about the splashing—my water flosser turns my sink into a mini carwash if I’m not careful. I’ve tried using it with my mouth mostl...
Yeah, that can totally happen, unfortunately. Sometimes a filling just isn’t enough if the decay was deeper than it looked or if bacteria got close to...
I totally get what you mean about feeling like you’re gearing up for a fight every night. When I got my veneers, my dentist was pretty adamant about t...
Yeah, I totally get being extra cautious. When my daughter had hers out, we were super strict with soft foods too—mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, app...
Yeah, that flavor is weirdly specific—like rubber and chemicals mixed together. I’ve used those temp kits too, and honestly, they work way better than...
We did something similar with my daughter, but it was “toothbrushing dance party” instead—she’d only cooperate if we played her favorite song and I’d ...
I totally get where you’re coming from—seems like as soon as a filling’s gone, the word “crown” gets thrown around. I had a similar thing happen last ...
That’s exactly how I’d describe it too—almost like a weird electric zing every time I breathed in. From what I’ve read, the peroxide in those strips c...
Yeah, I totally get what you mean about the habit being more important than having the fanciest floss. For a while, I was obsessed with getting those ...
Yeah, that “mini fountain” effect is real—my sink area looked like a crime scene the first week. I did a side-by-side for a bit since my partner uses ...
Yeah, the surprise charges are brutal. I waited about 8 months before doing my implant and had a similar issue—bone shrunk more than anyone guessed, s...
That mental block is real, for sure. I had a crown put in after my root canal last year, and even though the dentist said it was just as strong as my ...
Totally relate to the “hovering like a hawk” phase, especially with sticky stuff. My partner got a bridge after a cycling accident, and for months it ...