This hits home. My kiddo went through something similar after her full arch (she’s a teenager, so you can imagine the drama when she bit into an apple...
Totally get where you’re coming from on the “no magic toothpaste” thing. My kid went through a phase where she wanted the sparkly, bubblegum-flavored ...
We had almost the exact same thing happen with my son—he acted like the electric brush was some kind of medieval torture device at first. There was a ...
My kid’s jaw started making this wild clicking noise after braces—like, you could hear it across the dinner table. I figured it was just “new groove” ...
My kid’s jaw used to sound like a bowl of Rice Krispies every time she ate cereal—crunch, snap, pop, you name it. We tried a regular night guard first...
My kiddo just had theirs out last month, and I’ll admit, I was the “ice pack police” for the first couple days. We did the whole 20-minutes-on, 20-min...
I get what you mean, but honestly, I’m not sure more tech always solves it. My kiddo had a root canal redo and they did use CBCT—still missed a curve ...
My kiddo managed to “clean” his trays by leaving them in his backpack for a week with a half-eaten banana. Not exactly the sterilization method I’d re...
Totally get this. I swear, every time my kid complains about a tooth, I’m torn between “eh, it’s probably nothing” and picturing a dental apocalypse. ...
Same here—my kiddo lost a baby tooth in the playground (swings again...) and now she gives apples the side-eye. As for milk, our dentist said it’s som...
Totally agree with this. I used to stress over every little germ, especially when my kiddo started using an electric brush. Tried the boiling water th...
Totally agree on the “raincoat” comparison—my daughter’s sealants lasted almost two years, and then she bit down on a popcorn kernel and, well... bye-...
Yeah, we’re all about low-stress around here. My kid’s dentist is always pushing the “just spit, don’t rinse” thing too, but sometimes my little one i...
Ha, you’re not alone—my kid swears the bubblegum one is “the worst thing ever created.” It’s basically a rite of passage to make that face in the dent...
We waited with my kiddo’s front tooth (hockey accident, don’t ask), thinking “eh, baby teeth fall out anyway.” But man, the gap made him whistle every...