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RE: Teeth slightly crooked and it's driving me nuts

I hear you on the anxiety thing, but honestly, for me, the bigger stress was the price tag. I spent months debating aligners, reading reviews, and the...

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RE: Braces on a budget: monthly payments or upfront savings?

I totally get the anxiety about dropping a chunk of change upfront—I went monthly myself. Honestly, the only surprise expense I ran into was when I ac...

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RE: Grinding teeth at night...what if you ignored it?

I hear you on the cheaper mouthguard route—I tried that too, but honestly, it felt like sleeping with a hockey puck in my mouth, lol. I lasted maybe t...

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RE: How soon is too soon for baby's first dentist trip?

Haha, totally agree with you there. Honestly, I avoided dentists like the plague for years thanks to some sketchy online stories—ended up costing me w...

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RE: finally brace-free—how would you mark the occasion?

Haha, I feel your pain—literally. When my braces came off, I was so excited to finally bite into an ice cream sandwich without metal interference... a...

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RE: My experience with getting teeth whitened professionally

Haha, totally feel you on the ice cream thing. Professional whitening sounded tempting until I saw the price tag—yikes. Ended up going DIY with those ...

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RE: Quick hacks to brighten teeth by morning?

I've done the activated charcoal thing too, and yeah, my sink looked like a crime scene afterward. Hydrogen peroxide rinse sounds interesting though—m...

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RE: finally figured out the best floss-mouthwash routine

Haha, coffee breath and minty freshness is a gamble for sure...I once tried brushing right after my morning espresso, thinking I'd outsmart the system...

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RE: my dentist warned me vaping could mess up my smile, but I didn't think much of it until yesterday.

Haha, dentists have a way of casually dropping terrifying info, don't they? Mine once started chatting about gum recession mid-cleaning, and I swear I...

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RE: metal mouth maintenance: what's your cleaning style?

Yeah, I thought a water flosser would be my miracle fix, but honestly, it mostly just made my bathroom look like a water park. 😂 Interdental b...

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RE: my dentist recommended clove oil and honestly...it's a lifesaver.

Yeah, ibuprofen's pretty hit-or-miss for me too. Clove oil, though...that stuff is magic. I remember once having a toothache flare up at like 2 am (be...

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RE: Getting used to dental bridges—my tips so far

Haha, singing badly in the car sounds way more fun than my method! When I first got my dental bridge, I tried chewing gum to "practice" (yeah, I know,...

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RE: what if your orthodontic bands snap mid-day?

Yeah, good point about wallets being grimy... I used to stash mine in an empty mint tin—cheap and clean enough. Still awkward changing bands mid-shift...

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RE: Is tongue scraping really worth the hype?

Honestly, I thought the same thing at first. But then I got one of those cheap copper tongue scrapers online (budget life, lol), and surprisingly...it...

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