That stuff was the worst—I swear it got stuck in my teeth for hours. I remember just sitting there, trying not to gag while pretending everything was ...

I totally get what you mean about the popcorn kernel feeling—mine was more like a little tug and then this weird relief, almost like scratching an itc...

I totally relate to the wax turning into a weird, chewy blob—half the time it felt like it just made things worse for me. I tried salt water too, but ...

You're not alone—those baby brushes really do feel like they're barely doing anything. I remember after my extraction, I was almost paranoid about bru...

We had a similar thing—my son couldn’t stand the buzzing from the electric brush, so we went back to manual too. I totally get what you mean about hav...

Totally get this—waiting is brutal. I keep thinking I’ll wake up and my teeth will magically be done shifting, but nope, still in tray #9 out of a mil...

I get the appeal of electric brushes for kids, especially with the timer and all the bells and whistles. My nephew was way more interested in brushing...

Yeah, soft foods get boring fast—my kid lived on mashed potatoes and yogurt for a week and started begging for pizza by day three. We tried cold packs...

Totally get what you mean about the weirdness of those candy-flavored rinses. I tried a watermelon one a while back and it was honestly kind of gross ...

I totally get what you mean—being told that after all the effort is just...ugh. I had a root canal go bad after two years even though I was careful, a...

I actually had the opposite experience—my custom guard felt tight at first but it was way more comfortable than the boil-and-bite ones I tried. The lo...