Totally get the paranoia—bottle decay can sneak up crazy fast. I had braces twice (lucky me, right?), so I'm hyper-aware about teeth stuff now. From w...

Totally get what you're saying about that little voice—mine was practically yelling at me, haha. Even after I saw the upfront savings, it wasn't like ...

I feel like I go through tongue scrapers faster than most people here, lol. A few months ago, I bought this super fancy copper one online because I he...

Haha, reading out loud is actually genius—I wish I'd thought of that. I mostly just annoyed my family by singing along badly to the radio in the car.....

Haha, blended pizza sounds like one of those "just because you can, doesn't mean you should" situations... but hey, desperate times. When I had braces...

Haha, totally feel you on this one. When I first got my braces, I went all-in thinking pricier brushes would magically make cleaning around brackets e...

Haha, I feel this. I used to dread flossing so much I'd literally bargain with myself—like, "okay, floss tonight and you can skip tomorrow." Never wor...

I get what you're saying, but honestly, for me talking was way weirder than chewing at first. Chewing was pretty straightforward—just had to be carefu...

That's interesting, because I thought I was imagining things too at first. But yeah, after looking at old selfies from before braces, there's definite...

Honestly, I was pretty nervous too before my first PT session—imagined some medieval torture scenario involving jaw stretches, haha. But it wasn't bad...

Haha, I did something similar but with frozen peas instead of gel packs—talk about budget life level 100. Worked pretty well until my roommate acciden...

Haha, can confirm this from personal experience. I once tried supergluing my retainer back together—ended up with a weird chemical taste and a retaine...