That “chewing on pennies” thing is real—nobody warned me about that aftertaste. I kept thinking I’d bounce back fast too, but my body had other plans....
I totally get where you’re coming from. I’m actually scheduled for my very first root canal next week and the whole idea has me pretty freaked out. Wh...
I totally get the stress about brushing near the extraction. Honestly, I was more nervous about that than food too. But my dentist actually told me to...
I totally get wanting to keep it simple, but I actually found that being a little extra careful with rinsing and using saltwater made a big difference...
I actually had the opposite experience—ice packs were my lifeline. Maybe it’s just me being paranoid, but I swear the swelling got way worse the one t...
That’s interesting—I actually had the opposite problem with my nephew. He’d rush through with a manual, but when we switched to electric, he got reall...
Same thing happened to me when I first tried those tiny brushes—my gums got all red and sore, especially in the spots where the brackets rubbed. I’m k...
I was super paranoid about breaking something too, especially since my ortho warned me like three times about popcorn. I stuck to mashed potatoes and ...
I get the soft-food thing, but honestly, I’ve found that sticking to just mushy stuff makes me feel even more anxious about my teeth. Sometimes I’ll r...
Yeah, the jaw clicking threw me too. Mine started around month three, right when everything was shifting and I could barely chew soup. It freaked me o...
Root canals needing a redo is basically my dental nightmare. I’m about to get my first one and now I keep reading about “hidden” canals and it’s freak...
I had this exact panic last year when my daughter fell and knocked out her front tooth at the park. We didn’t have milk, obviously, and I’d heard so m...
I tried those plaque-disclosing tablets once after a cleaning because I was convinced I was missing stuff, even with flossing. Honestly, they’re a lit...
I totally get what you mean about the “real” ice cream. I tried being virtuous with one of those plant-based, protein-heavy pints after my wisdom teet...
That’s pretty much where I landed too. The waiting game is nerve-wracking, though—my mind always jumps to worst-case scenarios. My dentist suggested t...