I totally get the suitcase dilemma. I once tried squeezing my water flosser into a carry-on for a weekend trip—ended up sacrificing my favorite sweate...
Funny you mention the washcloth—I used to do that when my wisdom teeth were coming in, and it took the edge off way better than any mouth rinse. I alw...
Funny you mention that—I had the opposite experience. At first, my gums bled like crazy, but after a couple weeks, they actually calmed down. Saltwate...
Funny you mention the frozen peas—those were my go-to too. Swelling just made me feel like I’d been punched in the face, and I was way more self-consc...
That’s actually genius—I might have to steal that trick. I tried noise-canceling headphones once, but then missed the nurse calling my name and nearly...
Funny, I actually found mashed potatoes trickier too—something about the way they’d stick to the brackets drove me nuts. Did you ever try cold foods, ...
I totally get what you mean about the wax turning into a disaster in your pocket—my daughter had the same problem last summer. She’d come home from ca...
Dental insurance is like a whole other language, isn’t it? I remember the first time I got a bill with those codes—thought I was reading some kind of ...
I’ve actually asked my dentist about this before, because my kid’s sealants looked a little “off” after a year or two. She just shrugged and said you ...
That’s actually happened to me—I thought I wanted every detail, but halfway through a crown redo, I just zoned out and focused on the ceiling tiles. I...
I can totally relate to that. For years, I just assumed my jaw clicking was from chewing too much gum or maybe sleeping funny. Didn’t even cross my mi...
That’s been my experience too—my kiddo had swelling for almost a week, and the “few days” estimate just didn’t match reality. I remember thinking mayb...
I totally get what you mean about oil pulling feeling like a chore. I tried it for a couple weeks—swishing coconut oil around for what felt like forev...
Frozen peas really do seem to be the unsung hero of dental recovery. My niece had a baby tooth pulled a while back and we went through a similar parad...
That tight, weird feeling is so real—mine honestly felt like a mouthguard made for someone else at first. I remember waking up in the middle of the ni...