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RE: Water keeps collecting where my toothbrush handle meets the charger
Inductive charging removes the exposed electrical contacts, but it doesn’t make the recess around the handle base maintenance-free. That narrow area can still retain toothpaste or mineral residue, and moisture may remain...
RE: Which floss brands actually last through the whole mouth?
Haha, same here. I tried that one once and it was like my mouth was on vacation but my teeth were not impressed. For me, Cocofloss actually holds up pretty well, but it’s thicker and sometimes feels weirdly textured. Gli...
RE: Feeling lost picking the right doc for implants
I’m with you on the tech actually helping sometimes. My last cleaning, they used this ultrasonic thing instead of scraping, and it was way quicker and less painful. I asked about it and the hygienist said it’s not just a...
RE: Tooth pain strikes: do you go to the ER or wait for your dentist?
I totally get the reassurance part - sometimes just hearing “it can wait” helps the anxiety, even if it’s not a fix. I’ve used teledentistry for a toothache when I was worried it might be an abscess. The dentist couldn’t...
RE: Ice or gauze for a knocked-out tooth - what’s your go-to?
Funny enough, I actually asked my dentist about this after my nephew knocked his tooth out on a jungle gym last summer (kids are wild). She told me that water isn’t ideal because it can mess up the cells on the root of t...