Can’t say the sticker chart ever worked for us—my youngest just lost interest after a week or two, no matter how shiny the stickers. What actually cli...
My dad had a similar experience. He went with a bridge initially because it seemed quicker, but after dealing with decay under the crowns later on, he...
Haha, the grocery store detective thing hits home for me too. I remember when I first started paying attention to sugar labels—it felt like everything...
I remember that plastic wrap feeling all too well, lol. I went through a couple of the cheap store-bought ones too, and honestly, they barely lasted m...
I gave oil pulling a fair shot after a teeth whitening disaster left my gums super sensitive. Honestly, it was soothing at first—definitely helped cal...
Totally relate to this. I once got bored and switched to a fancy charcoal toothpaste for a week—big mistake. My teeth felt like they were zinging ever...
When I had my wisdom teeth out, smoothies were my go-to as well, but yeah, learned the hard way about those sneaky strawberry seeds. One thing that re...
Haha, frozen corn... that's a new one for me! I stuck with peas myself, mostly because that's what my dentist recommended, but honestly, anything froz...
Potato leek soup was a lifesaver for me too after my wisdom teeth removal. Weirdly enough, I found scrambled eggs at room temp surprisingly easy to ha...
Couldn't agree more with this. I stuck with my dentist through some tricky fillings, and now he knows exactly how sensitive my teeth get afterward. Cu...
That's a really good point about the bone integration phase. When I had my implants done, I remember feeling pretty impatient because everything looke...
Exactly. I remember my dentist practically swearing by ice packs too, haha. But honestly, after my bone graft, I found gentle warmth (like a warm—not ...
I was skeptical about saltwater rinses at first too, especially after my biopsy when everything felt raw and sensitive. But honestly, it turned out to...
I switched to flossing first a while back too, and honestly, it felt super weird at first—like putting socks on before pants or something. But now it ...
My dentist actually mentioned something similar when I brought up fluoride concerns a while back. She said that while fluoride definitely helps streng...