We tried the soap-and-brush thing for my kid’s guard, but honestly, I started noticing little scratches after a while. Maybe I was just being too aggr...
That’s pretty much how it went for us, too—my daughter was all about the mashed potatoes and yogurt for days. I swear, I was way more on edge than she...
I totally get where you’re coming from—my kid’s had nights where the pain just seemed endless, and honestly, I don’t love reaching for meds unless it’...
I totally get where you’re coming from with the straw thing. I was super nervous about it after my kid’s root canal, even though everyone kept saying ...
I totally get that feeling—when my daughter had hers done, I was practically hovering over her plate at every meal, making sure nothing sneaky got in ...
I totally get where you’re coming from—my kid’s got a tiny mouth and brushing used to be this daily stress-fest for both of us. I’d worry we were miss...
That “consultation follow-up” fee is wild. I swear, they invent new charges just to see if we’ll notice. I started telling them straight up, “I’m not ...
Totally get where you’re coming from. My kiddo has a retainer too, and we went through the same “dragon breath” phase—no amount of rinsing seemed to h...
I get the appeal of switching to silicone wax, but honestly, it didn’t work out for my kid. That wasn’t our experience—he found it too slippery, and ...
My kid started wearing a night guard last year, and I swear, it’s like watching someone try to sleep with a Tupperware lid in their mouth. The dentist...
I get where you’re coming from, but after my kid had a dental abscess, I’m not sure I’d always go straight to the dentist first. For us, the swelling...
Couldn’t agree more with this. We went through so many kinds of floss before just giving up and sticking with the water flosser for my daughter. She h...
Yeah, I totally relate to that. My son’s never had a cavity, and for a while I wondered if we were just overdoing it with the regular cleanings. But t...
You’re not kidding about the bills. My daughter just had her first filling last year, and I nearly fell out of the chair when they told me how much in...
That’s honestly the perfect way to put it. My kid chipped his front tooth on a trampoline (don’t even get me started on that saga), and the first thin...