Rice is my nemesis, too. I swear it multiplies in my mouth just to mess with me. I tried to save a little by making my own soft bread at home, but hon...
I totally get where you’re coming from. I tried to stick with ice because that’s what everyone says to do, but honestly, those gel packs aren’t cheap ...
Ugh, I totally get where you’re coming from. My teeth seem to have a mind of their own too, no matter how much I scrub and floss. And the “natural” to...
I’m with you on the stack-of-books trick—literally used my kid’s Lego box once because I didn’t have a tripod. I think people spend way too much on ga...
Totally get this. I thought the main cost was just the braces themselves, but those “extras” sneak up. I started buying generic wax and rinse at the p...
I totally get what you mean about scrubbing too hard with a manual brush— That’s basically my life story. I always thought I was saving money sticking...
Totally get what you mean about those nerve zaps. I kept thinking, “Did I just pay all this money to feel like I stuck my face in an outlet?” Eating w...
Honestly, that’s the key right there. I used to think “milk trick” was just one of those old wives’ tales, but when my kid knocked out a tooth at the ...
Those plastic caps always seemed a bit pointless to me—like, I get the idea, but if the brush head stays soggy, isn’t that just making things worse? I...
I get where you’re coming from—comfort is huge, especially when the “whitening” stuff just makes your teeth ache. But honestly, I’m not quite ready to...
Honestly, I think it’s mostly a guessing game—at least that’s how it felt for me with my daughter. She drooled like a faucet and chewed on everything,...
Totally get that. But honestly, I went with an allograft partly because I couldn’t justify the extra cost (and pain) of dealing with two recovery site...
Yeah, I totally get what you mean. I’ve tried a bunch of those “budget-friendly” whitening strips and gels, and it always seems like my teeth are the ...
I hear you on the sticker shock for implants and bridges—it’s brutal. But honestly, I lost a lower molar a few years ago and just... never replaced it...
I’ve definitely wondered the same thing about the difference between those strips and what you get at the dentist’s office. From what I’ve gathered (a...