I've done the baking soda thing too, and it does help a bit. Another gentle trick I've picked up over the years is swishing coconut oil around your mo...
I had a similar thing happen when I tried making clove oil at home—ended up way too strong and kinda burned my gums. Diluting with coconut oil helped ...
Haha, I feel you on that anxiety. I ignored my grinding for years because I thought it was just a minor annoyance...until one morning, I woke up and f...
Smoothies were definitely helpful for me too, but honestly, I got tired of them pretty quick. After my extraction and implant surgery, I remember bein...
Haha, exactly my experience! Switched to a rotating one myself about a year ago after my dentist nudged me that way. Took a bit to get used to the spi...
Definitely true about the balance factor. Years ago, I needed a bone graft before getting some implants done. I remember shopping around quite a bit—s...
I get what you're saying about orthodontics being ongoing maintenance, but honestly, I think sometimes we overstate how much teeth naturally shift. I'...
Haha, reading these braces stories takes me back. I remember once biting into an apple slice—carefully sliced, mind you—and still managing to pop off ...
Totally get the frustration—my braces took nearly three years for a similar issue. I was super diligent with elastics, but my teeth had their own stub...
Funny you mention that—I ended up doing exactly the same thing. My cordless one started out great, but after about a year, the battery life tanked. It...
Funny you mention the brand thing—I went through something similar. My dentist swore by one brand, but it felt like a mini jackhammer on my gums no ma...
I hear you on the scrambled eggs—I thought they'd be okay after day three, but nope. Ended up irritating my gums and setting myself back another coupl...
I learned that lesson myself a few years back. I used to scrub my teeth like they owed me money or something... ended up with sensitive gums and a ste...
Saltwater rinse was okay for me too, but I found chamomile tea cooled down to room temp even better. My dentist recommended it and it really calmed th...
Haha, that popcorn hesitation never really goes away, does it? I'm decades past braces, but even now, there's always that brief pause. When my braces ...