Yeah, the price swings are wild. I remember when my orthodontist first brought up gum reshaping after my braces came off—I thought he was joking about...
This is exactly what keeps me up at night, honestly. I started braces last year and my gums freaked out—swelling, bleeding, the works. I’m careful wit...
I totally get what you mean about the weird fees—like, I get that things need to be clean, but sometimes it feels like they’re just making stuff up. W...
I feel you on the grinding thing...my dentist mentioned it to me a while back too, and honestly, it freaked me out a bit. I kept imagining my teeth sl...
Haha, this is so true. I've had way too many avocado fails lately—either I'm impatient and cut into them early, or I forget about them completely. Hon...
Yikes, I def wouldn't try that on anything valuable. I remember someone telling me to use toothpaste to clean my retainer when I first got braces. Tri...
Yikes, that sounds exactly like something I'd accidentally do. I get nervous enough using toothpaste on my braces—always worried it'll scratch or dama...
Yeah, totally get you on the sensitivity thing... I had braces for years and my teeth have always been super sensitive, so the idea of professional wh...
You're definitely not alone—I avoided chips and popcorn for months after my extraction. Even now, I chew super carefully on that side...guess the para...
Frozen corn actually sounds like a smart move—I wish I'd thought of that! I stuck with gel packs, but you're right, they felt awkward and bulky agains...
I totally get what you're saying about the stiffness—my dentist gave me the same strict soft-food-only lecture, and honestly, I was so anxious about m...
Yeah, totally relate to that cautious chewing thing. Took me forever to trust biting into anything crunchy again—I think I spent at least a month care...
Haha, same here...I was so paranoid about swelling after my braces tightening that I practically froze my cheeks off. Definitely agree about the saltw...
My dentist actually offered noise-canceling headphones once, which surprised me because I'd never seen that before. It helped somewhat, but honestly.....