Yeah, I totally relate to the “is this normal?” spiral every time I glanced at my gums. The swelling had me convinced I was about to lose half my face...

Man, that “Velcro” description made me laugh because it’s too accurate. I tried to shortcut the cleaning once by just scrubbing like crazy, and all I ...

Not just you at all. I swear, the more my phone tries to “help,” the more I want to rebel and do the exact opposite. I’ve even set reminders with funn...

My kid is a hardcore “slow wiggle” fan, too—no apples, no carrots, just endless fiddling with her tooth until it finally gives up. I actually tried to...

I totally get the “rip off the band-aid” thing, but man, I’m still the person who’d rather procrastinate and hope my tooth magically heals itself. I h...

I’ve wondered about this too. I’m new to the water flosser game, and honestly, at first it felt like I was power-washing my gums—definitely some zingy...

I’m with you—sometimes I feel like the directions are just super cautious. My dentist had me use extra rinse for a while too, after I got my braces of...

Five weeks?! That would definitely mess with my head a bit. I get that it’s “normal,” but I’d probably be poking at it constantly and convincing mysel...

Wait, so it’s not just me who can’t tell the difference with electric brushes? I thought maybe mine was broken or something... I still get yelled at f...

I get what you mean about the crown feeling weird, but for me, the root canal was way worse. I wish! My jaw ached for days and I couldn’t eat on that...