I’m right there with you on the anxiety—dry socket was basically all I could think about for days after my extraction. I’d read way too many horror st...
That’s exactly what happened to me with Invisalign. I’d wake up with my jaw feeling sore, which freaked me out since I already worry about TMJ stuff. ...
I’m in the same boat with sensitivity and being super careful about what I try. The LED kits look tempting, but honestly, I get nervous about dropping...
Yeah, the “final” feeling with crowns is real. I keep picturing my tooth as a little tree stump after they shave it down. I ended up with an onlay too...
I get nervous about spending extra on fancy gum, but honestly, the cheap xylitol stuff from the grocery store worked better for me than regular mint g...
The straw thing got me too—nobody warned me about it, and I was so focused on saving money that I just reused whatever was at home, which probably mad...
I get stuck on this every time I sit in the dentist’s chair. When I had my root canal, I thought, “Okay, the worst is over,” but then they hit me with...
I totally relate to this. I was honestly too scared to even look at my bank account after my dry socket drama, so I was determined to avoid any “extra...
I totally get being nervous about skipping stuff—honestly, I’m the same way. I always worry I’ll regret it later, especially since my insurance barely...
That old glass smell always makes me wonder if I missed a spot, even after scrubbing. I’ve tried baking soda, vinegar, letting them air out for weeks…...
Reading this makes me feel a little less weird about my own oral care saga. I actually bought a tongue scraper off Amazon because it was cheap and I f...
Yeah, I totally relate. I kept going back and forth about paying for my braces upfront, but honestly, the idea of draining my savings scared me more t...
Wish I'd known this sooner—I used to sip iced tea all day long, thinking I was being smart by avoiding soda. Then at my last dental check-up, my denti...
I've had a similar experience with a homemade chamomile tincture I tried making last summer. At first, the smell was so intense—like, aggressively flo...
I totally get the hesitation about toothpaste abrasiveness. I once tried it on my glasses lenses (someone online swore it would remove scratches). Big...