Haha, totally relate to this. After braces, biting into corn on the cob felt like defusing a bomb—slowly, carefully, and praying nothing snaps. But ha...

Totally get where you're coming from with the transparency thing. Reminds me of when I got braces way back in high school—my orthodontist was like a w...

Haha, dentists definitely know their stuff—who knew, right? I ignored my grinding for years, thinking it was no big deal. Step one: wake up feeling li...

Good points there, especially about prevention—I learned the hard way after my daughter managed to snap a bracket on popcorn (seriously, popcorn?!)......

Sensitive gums are such a pain, literally. Totally get what you're saying about the soft-bristle brush—made a huge difference for me too. Funny enough...

Mine was honestly not bad at all either. First two days, I lived on smoothies and ice cream (best excuse ever to indulge, btw). By day three, I was ea...

Totally agree about detailed reviews being key. When I had to find a dentist for my kids, I went through a whole Sherlock Holmes routine—step one: fil...

Honestly, I think dentists can be overly cautious sometimes. After my graft, I gently introduced slightly firmer foods like pasta or mashed potatoes a...

I've definitely noticed something similar. When I had my wisdom teeth out, I stuck to smoothies and mashed potatoes for the first couple days, but by ...

Totally relate to the binge-watching distraction method. When I had my graft done, ice packs were about as useful as a chocolate teapot—did nothing bu...

We had a similar wake-up call with our daughter. Thought we were golden because we gave her water after milk, but nope... dentist spotted early decay ...

Spinach strings are the absolute worst, totally feel your pain there. The trick I've found is freezing fresh spinach first, then blending it while sti...