Couldn’t agree more. My nephew thought the electric brush was some sort of tiny lawnmower for his face—total meltdown at first. But now he’s obsessed....
Honestly, I get where you’re coming from with the soft toothbrush thing—my dentist’s been on my case about that for years. But I gotta say, I actually...
That vibrating phone chin is too real... I remember biting my lip a few times without even noticing. Did anyone else get weird phantom itches in spots...
Haha, I totally get the paranoia about breaking the retainer. I kept thinking I’d snap mine just by biting into a sandwich. Turns out, it survived my ...
Totally get the paranoia after a bad infection—I had one that landed me in the ER and now I flinch at the first sign of gum pain. Antibiotics do feel ...
Totally get not wanting to throw money at fancy rinses that just leave your mouth feeling like the Sahara. I’ve tried a bunch—some of them sting, some...
I get that—needles freak out a lot of people. But I actually found IV sedation way easier to deal with for my last extraction. The laughing gas made m...
This is so real. They sell you on “invisible” but don’t mention you’ll become a full-time aligner janitor. I was constantly checking for cloudiness or...
Haha, sounds like classic dentist-speak. Basically, whitening opens tiny channels in your enamel, letting stuff reach the nerves easier—cue sensitivit...
Tried toothpaste on my glasses once when I was desperate (don't ask, long story involving camping and marshmallow smudges). It sorta worked—cleaned th...
That's awesome your surgeon was chill about it—mine once joked he'd rather answer my 3am panic texts than fix a mess I made googling symptoms at home,...
Can confirm—water flossers are legit game-changers. I was skeptical at first (thought it was just another gimmicky gadget), but now I'm hooked. As for...
Totally relate to the grocery store detective thing, haha... sugar really is sneaky. Xylitol gum's been great for us too, but yeah, it's more like a s...
Yeah, sensitive toothpaste was a game changer for me too. I remember after whitening, biting into ice cream felt like chewing on aluminum foil... not ...
Frozen bananas are a lifesaver—especially if your mouth feels like it's been through a jackhammer session. Pears are good too, but honestly, sometimes...