We ended up just waiting, too. I kept asking if we could do it sooner because my kid had a couple of deep grooves that looked risky to me, but the den...
Interesting, I actually stuck with saltwater rinses for almost two weeks because I was nervous about using anything else. Did you notice any differenc...
My teeth started shifting in my late 20s, and I honestly thought retainers were just for teenagers. I used a boil-and-bite guard for a while too, but ...
I totally get the “if it ain’t broke” mindset—my dad’s the same way. Did your dad ever mention what made him finally agree to go to the dental school?...
I totally get the urge to just yank it out, especially when it’s dangling and driving you nuts. But honestly, patience worked best for me. When I was ...
That ice cream moment sounds way too familiar. I thought I was good after my extraction, then tried to eat chips a bit too soon and regretted it insta...
Not just you—I do that too, especially after getting braces. It’s like, one day there’s a new spot and I panic. Prevident helped with sensitivity but ...
That’s interesting—did your daughter ever get attached to thumb-sucking or anything else after the binky fairy? I had a pacifier habit as a kid, and m...
I totally get that. I ended up using ice packs constantly for the first two days, but after that, I was kind of over it. My jaw just felt stiff, and s...
I totally get where you’re coming from—being nervous is normal. I had my wisdom teeth out last year and honestly, the ice packs were kind of a mixed b...
I had braces last year and string floss was a nightmare, honestly. I ended up getting a cheap countertop water flosser off Amazon—think it was under $...
I get what you mean, but do you think if they went lighter on the tightening, it’d just drag the whole process out longer? I’ve had a couple of appoin...
That’s interesting about the gap—did it close up again after switching to the custom one, or is it still there? I always wondered if those boil-and-bi...
Honestly, I felt the same way about those silicone flossers at first—like, why mess with what works? But after getting braces, regular floss just got ...
Lower molars are definitely a pain for all this stuff. I totally get what you mean about being paranoid about biting your cheek—mine was so swollen af...