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RE: How Long Did It Take You To Feel Normal After Root Tip Surgery?

That’s interesting, I didn’t realize the itching was such a common thing. My daughter had her root tip surgery two months ago and she still complains ...

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RE: Weirdest Thing You’ve Learned About Braces Tightening?

My kid’s been through this a few times now, and it always seems worse right after a tightening. She’ll complain her whole face hurts, and I get worrie...

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RE: Quick fix for brighter teeth—baking soda vs activated charcoal?

Same here—my kid’s got braces and I worry about anything abrasive. We tried whitening strips once (not on her, just me) and honestly, my teeth felt we...

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RE: Brushing Battles: How Often Is Enough in Elder Care?

I really relate to the stress about not doing enough. My kiddo hates brushing and sometimes I just give in, but then I worry all night about cavities ...

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RE: Sugar overload and your teeth: a bittersweet truth

I get where you’re coming from, but honestly, I’d rather my kid just skip the sticky stuff altogether. Even “safe” snacks make me nervous—one wrong bi...

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RE: Grinding teeth at night...what if you ignored it?

Yikes, cracked molar sounds like my worst nightmare. My kid grinds his teeth at night and I swear I lose sleep worrying about it. Dentist said ignorin...

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RE: Eating comfortably when your mouth feels like a construction zone

Temperature wasn't really the issue for us... texture mattered way more. Even room-temp mashed potatoes were tricky. We ended up doing smoothies and y...

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RE: My experience with getting teeth whitened professionally

Yeah, sensitivity worries me too... especially since my kid's teeth are already pretty sensitive. We've been using a gentle charcoal-based toothpaste ...

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RE: Straightening out my teeth without braces—my experience

My daughter had some jaw soreness at first, which made me pretty nervous... but it eased up after a week or two. No major bite issues yet, thankfully....

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RE: Braces on a budget: monthly payments or upfront savings?

Yeah, totally agree. My daughter just got hers last month, and I'm constantly worried about her breaking a bracket or something. We've been sticking m...

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RE: Quick hacks to brighten teeth by morning?

Yeah, same here... I tried baking soda once, but even that made me nervous about enamel damage. Honestly, sticking with sensitivity toothpaste afterwa...

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RE: Braces drama: teen loses teeth after DIY hacks go viral

I get your point, but honestly, orthodontists probably aren't intentionally hiding payment plans. Ours had brochures right in the waiting room, but I ...

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RE: Braces drama: teen loses teeth after DIY hacks go viral

Totally agree, those DIY vids make me nervous too. My kid begged to try aligners after seeing them online, but our dentist warned they're not always s...

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RE: finally figured out the best floss-mouthwash routine

We struggled with the back teeth too, still do sometimes honestly. Those angled floss picks definitely helped us out, but I still get nervous about mi...

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RE: surviving on smoothies and mashed potatoes: my post-tooth-pulling adventure

Same here with ice cream—my daughter complained it made her gums sting, maybe the sugar? We stuck mostly to lukewarm oatmeal and smoothies. Definitely...

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