I get where you're coming from, but honestly, flavor made a huge difference for me. Weirdly enough, I found the minty ones actually irritated my gums ...
Had laughing gas once for a filling and honestly, it was a weird experience—felt like I was floating, but still very aware of everything happening. IV...
Yeah, monthly payments were tempting for me too, especially since I wasn't sure how tight things would get later on. But after hearing your fridge sto...
That's definitely true, but I sometimes wonder if retainers alone are enough. When my braces came off, I wore mine religiously, yet still noticed some...
I was pretty skeptical about mouthguards too, mostly because I thought it'd feel like sleeping with a hockey puck in my mouth, lol. But honestly, afte...
Haha, reading this brings back memories... I thought I'd immediately tackle a crunchy apple after braces, but nope—felt like biting into concrete. End...
Reading this brings back memories...I remember after my wisdom teeth came out, I thought mashed potatoes would be my savior. Nope. Somehow even those ...
Reading your experience reminded me of something similar that happened to me a few years back. I'd always assumed cavities would announce themselves l...
Frozen bananas were a total game changer for me too. I was skeptical at first—like, how could bananas possibly replace yogurt? But honestly, after my ...
My ortho was pretty chill about payments—thankfully. I did something similar, monthly payments seemed safer at first, but halfway through I got a smal...
I've wondered the same thing! Growing up, my sister and I had totally different experiences at the dentist. She brushed religiously, flossed daily, an...
Yeah, I've definitely noticed something similar. A while back, I was trying out different mouthwashes because my orthodontist recommended using one re...
My parents tried everything with me too—sticker charts, bitter nail polish stuff, even bribery (I distinctly remember being promised a new bike if I s...
Haha, reading through this makes me feel a bit better about my own messy bathroom adventures. Took me a solid two weeks before I stopped accidentally ...
Had something similar happen when I first got braces. My gums started bleeding randomly, and I figured it was just irritation from the brackets or som...