Couldn't agree more with this. When I got my braces (as an adult, mind you), I initially thought paying upfront was the obvious choice—save money, don...

I had a similar run-in with clove oil myself a few years back. Thought I'd be clever and skip the dentist by applying it directly to an aching tooth. ...

Funny you mention that—I had a similar experience with a homemade clove tincture. Smelled oddly medicinal at first, but after airing it out near an op...

I hear you on the charcoal toothpaste thing. A while back, I got curious and tried one of those whitening toothpastes with baking soda and peroxide. A...

I hear you on the charcoal toothpaste—I gave it a shot myself a while back, and it mostly just made a mess in my sink without much payoff, haha. Oil p...

I totally get what you're saying about preventive care not always being a guarantee. I've been pretty meticulous myself—regular cleanings, flossing da...

I had a similar charcoal toothpaste debacle—honestly thought I'd cracked a tooth from all the gritty bits stuck in there. Whitening strips are decent,...

Interesting how different foods affect people differently. For me, lukewarm scrambled eggs turned out to be the real lifesaver—soft enough that chewin...

I had a similar experience after my biopsy—pineapple was definitely a no-go, and even strawberries felt way too sharp. I agree about bananas being gen...

We took ours around the one-year mark, and honestly, I think there's some value in going earlier rather than later. True, the dentist didn't do much m...

Yikes, baking soda and lemon juice sounds rough... reminds me of when I tried hydrogen peroxide rinses after reading some random blog. My mouth felt w...

My dentist actually mentioned something similar after I had a crown done a couple years back. He said around 6 months is usually when they can clearly...

Interesting you mention caramel flavor being gentler—I actually found the opposite. When I had my dental implants done, caramel-flavored vape seemed t...

Weirdly enough, our experience has been totally different. My daughter had bonding done about five years ago after a playground accident, and honestly...

Funny you mention that—I switched to an electric toothbrush about two years ago, thinking it'd be gentler. At first, I pressed way too hard (old habit...