I had my first tooth extraction and implant a couple months back, and honestly, I was pretty anxious about the swelling too. My dentist recommended st...

Insurance definitely makes things trickier—I had a similar experience when I got my wisdom teeth out. Thought monthly payments would ease my anxiety, ...

Interesting, I tried an online remineralizing gel too, but my experience wasn't as smooth. Maybe I picked the wrong brand or something, but it didn't ...

Totally relate to the spicy food regret...I thought I'd be fine with mild salsa after a week, but nope, big mistake. Also, found that cold packs wrapp...

I had a similar experience with my cordless water flosser, actually. At first, I was pretty impressed—battery lasted well over a week, and it felt lik...

Couldn't agree more with this. Honestly, I was pretty anxious about going to the dentist myself (still am, if I'm being totally honest), so when it ca...

Weirdly enough, our experience was kinda opposite. My son was super anxious about his first dentist visit, but when we went to a practice with tablets...

Yeah, I think you're onto something there. When I first got my mouthguard, I was convinced stress alone was causing all the discoloration. But then I ...

Your Thanksgiving story made me laugh (and cringe a little)—I haven't had brackets pop off yet, but now I'm paranoid it'll happen at the worst possibl...

Glad someone else mentioned lukewarm foods, because honestly, cold stuff didn't help me either. I stocked up on ice cream thinking it'd be soothing, b...

I totally get your hesitation about baking soda. A few years back, I went through a phase of trying all these DIY whitening hacks (lemon juice, charco...

I get what you're saying about discomfort and retainers feeling off, but sometimes it's not even that obvious. When I first finished treatment, I was ...

Totally agree with the shoe analogy, it definitely fits my experience too. When I first got my silicone mouthguard, I was honestly kinda skeptical. Th...

I totally get the anxiety around popping brackets—I had braces put on for the first time as an adult, and I was paranoid about damaging them. Funny en...

Interesting...my dentist actually suggested brushing first, then flossing, and finishing with mouthwash. I tried your dentist's method last night thou...