That’s interesting—my kid’s dentist keeps pushing the electric brush too, but honestly, I’m not sure if it’s worth the fuss or the money. Did your hyg...

This is exactly what happened with my kid! I thought plain rice would be gentle, but those tiny grains were impossible to keep out of the extraction s...

We did the same thing for my kid after her gum graft—frozen corn one day, peas the next. It worked and she thought it was funny, which helped distract...

That’s interesting—my daughter tried to swap her binky for stickers, but then she started “losing” the stickers and asking for the binky back anyway. ...

I’ve wondered about the blood thing too, especially with my kid. When we started flossing more often, there was a bit of pink for a week or two. Denti...

I get what you mean about pain meds costing a fortune, but when my kid had his biopsy, the generic stuff just didn’t cut it for him. We tried ibuprofe...

Really appreciate hearing this, because my kid’s got a dental procedure coming up and I’m already overthinking what to ask. When you brought up talkin...

My kid had jaw surgery last year, and we were basically glued to the freezer at first. Ice definitely helped with her swelling, but after a few days s...

I totally get what you mean about the food rules feeling a bit over the top. With my daughter, we tried soft bread and even some tiny bites of chicken...

We went through this exact thing with my son last year. Our dentist actually recommended zirconia for his back molar, mainly because it’s supposed to ...

My kid chipped a tooth at recess and we tried one of those temp kits before we could get in to see the dentist. First, I made sure her mouth was clean...

Totally relate to the splash issue, my mirror looks like a waterpark sometimes... I switched to cordless about six months ago—battery life's decent, c...

My daughter just started aligners a couple months ago, and the hygiene thing was a big selling point for us too. She had braces briefly before, and ho...

I totally get the paranoia—been there myself. A few months back, my daughter had a school play, and I decided (for some reason) it was the perfect tim...

Interesting points, but I'm wondering if nitrous is always enough, especially for younger patients? My daughter had a tooth extraction last year, and ...