I've been down this road myself, and honestly, ignoring teeth grinding isn't the best idea. I get it—custom guards seem like a big investment upfront,...

This is spot on. I remember feeling like nothing was happening with my underbite too, but when I compared photos from 6 months apart, the difference w...

Totally get what you're saying about those early mini freak-outs. When I first got my veneers, I remember being hyper-aware of every single bite. It f...

Your experience sounds pretty familiar actually. I remember around day 7 or 8, just when I thought things were improving, I got this random flare-up o...

That's a great idea about the stuffed animals—I wish we'd thought of it when my grandkids were younger. We mostly relied on the dentist being patient ...

Haha, totally relate to the googling spiral...been there myself more times than I'd like to admit. When I had my bone graft done a couple years back, ...

Yikes, banana slices are sneaky little things—I once had a bracket pop off from biting into a soft sandwich, of all things. Braces definitely keep you...

I had the same issue with cold sensitivity—ice cream sounded great in theory but was a no-go for me too. Weirdly, lukewarm oatmeal with a bit of honey...

I get where you're coming from, but honestly, it took me a while to warm up to mine too. At first, I had the same issues—water splashing everywhere, s...

My experience was pretty similar. Dentures took me forever to get used to, and even then, I always felt like I was tripping over my words. Eating out ...

Yeah, my dentist pretty much echoed the same thing about those gels. I gave them a shot anyway because I was desperate for relief, and they did numb t...