Yeah, that donor site pain is no joke. I remember getting my wisdom teeth out and thinking, “How bad can two spots hurt at once?” Turns out, pretty ba...
This is so me. I’ll brush and floss like my life depends on it, then turn around and inhale a black coffee and a blueberry muffin. It’s like a vicious...
Yeah, that "weak spot" feeling is so real. I was convinced I’d bite into a bagel and the crown would just pop off like a Lego piece. Honestly, my tric...
I've tried pretty much everything under the sun, including charcoal toothpaste (which, btw, made my sink look like a crime scene 😂). Honestly,...
Haha, totally get it—apples were a minefield for me too. My trick was slicing them super thin, almost like chips. Sounds weird, but smaller bites mean...
I had laughing gas once for a tooth extraction, and honestly, your experience sounds pretty familiar. I remember the dentist saying, "You'll feel rela...
Sensitive toothpaste is great, but honestly, I didn't notice much difference with room-temp water. Weirdly enough, chewing sugar-free gum afterward he...
I see your point, but honestly, even that can sometimes be too much for some folks (me included). I once tried peppermint oil thinking "one drop per t...
Yeah, totally get that anxiety part. When I first got my braces off, I swear I thought my teeth were gonna fall out every time I bit into something cr...
Haha, ice cream betrayed me too. Thought I'd be living the dream with milkshakes after my braces tightening, but nope—instant regret. Lukewarm mac 'n'...
I feel your pain, been there myself and honestly, saltwater rinses saved me. OTC gels were meh—they numbed things for like 10 mins and then it was bac...
Totally get this. When I had my bone graft, I went full detective mode online too—step one: casually googling "bone graft recovery," step two: spirali...
Yeah, whitening toothpaste can be sneaky harsh sometimes. I learned that the hard way—felt like brushing with sandpaper after a while, lol. Switched t...
Honestly, I've tried mouthwash at pretty much every stage—before flossing, after flossing, after brushing—and it feels exactly the same to me. Maybe I...
Definitely—atmosphere is huge. When I was a kid, my parents took me to this dentist whose waiting room had nothing but plastic chairs and old magazine...