My youngest was two when she first went, and honestly, she was more interested in the spinning chair than anything else. We let her “help” polish her ...
Late night overthinking is basically my superpower—especially when I know I have a dental thing coming up. I tried those guided meditations too, but i...
Not weird at all—I still have flashbacks to my own mom hovering over me with the “did you brush ALL your teeth?” interrogation. I swear, sometimes it ...
That’s hilarious because I called mine “tooth speed bumps” for months. Deep bite fixes are just a whole new level of annoying. My ortho kept springing...
Avocado really is the MVP—never thought I'd be so grateful for a mushy green fruit. I totally get what you mean about the protein shakes... by week tw...
Leaving a bit of toothpaste on your teeth really is like giving fluoride a VIP pass to hang out longer. I used to rinse like crazy after brushing (old...
Not just you—those in-between cavities are like ninjas, I swear. But I gotta say, I'm not totally convinced those tiny brushes are the holy grail ever...
That’s wild, because I swear cold stuff was my personal horror movie. Ice water? Felt like my teeth were auditioning for a toothpaste commercial... in...
I get the urge to rinse—honestly, it feels like I’m breaking some ancient tooth-brushing rule when I don’t. But here’s the thing: that “weird film” is...
Mashed potatoes after dental work? Now we're talking. I mean, ice cream is the classic, but honestly, I always end up with a brain freeze and a weird ...
That plasticky taste is the worst, right? I swear, sometimes it feels like I’m chewing on a Barbie shoe. I totally get what you mean about coffee—mine...
Totally get the anxiety. Wax sliding off is the worst—like, what’s the point? Tried lip balm once out of desperation (don’t judge), but it was gone fa...
Man, the “oh by the way” moments are honestly the worst. I swear, every time my dentist says “we just need to take a quick look,” I brace myself for a...
Losing a bottom molar was way worse for me too. I swear, every time I tried to eat, my tongue would find that crater like it was magnetized or somethi...
Been there, done that, and honestly, my search history is a horror show. I totally get the ER vs urgent care panic—my jaw ballooned up once and I was ...