Totally relate to this. I had a similar thing—my bottom teeth were slightly crooked and it bugged me for years. Finally went for aligners, and honestl...

Same here, monthly payments were a huge relief. Honestly, I remember when the orthodontist first handed me that upfront price...my stomach dropped a l...

I feel you on the tomato thing—after my wisdom teeth came out, even ketchup was a no-go for a week. Weirdly enough, scrambled eggs saved me...soft, fi...

Haha, spaghetti with elastics was definitely a boss-level challenge. I remember one time at a family dinner, I thought I'd mastered it, got a bit over...

We had almost the opposite happen, funny enough... first dentist was super old-school and barely interacted with my son, just gave quick instructions ...

I've done oil pulling a few times, and yeah, the texture definitely takes some getting used to...but it did seem gentler on my gums too. Didn't notice...

I've been back and forth on fluoride toothpaste myself over the years. A while back, I went fluoride-free for almost six months because I'd read some ...

Couldn't agree more with this. My daughter used to dread dentist visits too, and honestly, the flavored gloves and cartoon stickers didn't do much. Wh...

I had a similar thing happen when I was looking into dental implants and bone grafting. The first dentist I saw was super nice, but I always felt like...

I've had similar experiences—sometimes dentists catch stuff I never would've noticed, other times they reassure me when I'm convinced something's wron...

Blended chicken noodle soup sounds like a solid idea, actually. Wish I'd thought of that when I had mine out. I mostly survived on mashed sweet potato...

Haha, I totally relate to this: For me it was tortilla chips...I swear I chewed them in slow motion at first, just waiting for something to go wron...

Haha, that's so true. Reminds me of the time I was at airport security and had to discreetly adjust my dentures right before the metal detector—talk a...

Nighttime pain was honestly the worst part for me too. I remember thinking I was doing pretty okay during the day, but as soon as I laid down, it felt...