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RE: Which Feels Better: Custom Vs. Boil-And-Bite Mouthguards?

Yeah, the color change is weirdly fast—I thought I was doing something wrong at first. I agree, though: comfort wins. With my old boil-and-bite, I’d w...

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RE: Kid Knocked Out a Tooth—What Should I Have Ready at Home?

I had to scramble once when my niece knocked a tooth out at the playground, and we just used cold water because there was nothing else. The dentist sa...

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RE: The day my tongue cleaner became a secret weapon

I actually had the opposite experience—my tongue scraper (metal, not plastic) ended up being way less intimidating than I expected. I was super skepti...

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RE: WHICH WAY DID YOU GO WHEN REPLACING A MISSING TOOTH?

We went through something kinda similar when my daughter lost one of her front teeth in an accident. At first, I was convinced we had to do an implant...

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RE: Cleaning Teeth Professionally vs. DIY Before Braces—Which Did You Choose?

Interesting, I actually went for the pro cleaning right before getting my braces on—my orthodontist kind of nudged me in that direction. I figured it’...

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RE: Battle of the water flossers: Waterpik or Philips Sonicare?

That cracked me up—my mirror is basically modern art after every session. I’ve tried being careful, but even with the Sonicare, toothpaste goes everyw...

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RE: Why does every night guard feel like a mouthful of plastic?

I get the appeal of a thinner guard, but I actually had the opposite experience. I tried one of those super slim ones a couple years back, and yeah, i...

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RE: Weird sensations after getting braces off—how to make it less awkward?

That loose tooth sensation is so unsettling, right? I kept poking at my teeth with my tongue for weeks, convinced one would just pop out if I sneezed ...

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RE: Root canal wasn’t as scary as I thought—pain gone!

I totally get what you mean about the sounds—that’s honestly what got to me more than anything else. I ended up focusing on my breathing and counting ...

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RE: Stuff I never thought to ask my dentist (but probably should)

That really hits home. I always figured if something wasn’t hurting, it couldn’t be important. But last year I had this random sensitivity to cold on ...

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RE: Turns out cartoons at the dentist actually help kids chill out

I’ve definitely noticed that with my daughter. If we talk through what’s going to happen—like, “there’ll be some buzzing and maybe a tickle”—she seems...

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RE: How do you feel about fluoride in your tap water?

That totally makes sense, honestly. I tried going without fluoride toothpaste for a bit too—mostly just out of curiosity—and I swear my teeth got more...

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RE: Why does it feel like dentists only want to throw antibiotics at gum problems?

I get where you're coming from. I used to think dentists would just hand out antibiotics for anything gum-related, but apparently that's not the case....

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RE: Best ways to deal with that "just pulled a tooth" feeling?

That’s interesting about the salt water——I totally get that. I always wondered if temperature made a difference too? I found warmer water way more soo...

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