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RE: Did Your Apicoectomy Work Out? Quick Poll on Outcomes & Recovery

Did you have any weird lingering pain or sensitivity after? I’m super nervous about the whole “healing” part dragging on. Also, did your face swell up...

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RE: Keeping Implants Healthy Years Down the Road

I get what you mean. I just got my first implant and honestly, I’m kind of paranoid about missing something around the post. Are those little brushes ...

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RE: Why Does Getting Braces Make Me So Nervous?

Wait, you still avoid corn on the cob? That’s actually one of my biggest worries—like, am I just never going to eat certain foods again? Also, how lon...

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RE: Toothpaste aisle overwhelm: how I pick what actually works

I’m honestly relieved I’m not the only one who feels lost in that toothpaste jungle. I just had my first dental cleaning in, like, forever (don’t judg...

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RE: Worried about 6 root canals

Six at once? That’s exactly what my dentist just recommended and I’m freaking out a bit. Was anyone else told they needed so many? I barely have pain—...

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RE: How often do you actually need to get braces tightened?

That’s interesting about the “magic” wearing off—my ortho mentioned something similar, but I always wondered if it’s actually harming the process if I...

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RE: What do you actually eat with aligners?

Wait, so you seriously have to brush and floss every time you eat anything? Like, if I just want a cookie or something tiny, is it worth the whole rou...

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RE: How much is too much when it comes to fluoride rinse?

I keep worrying about whether my son is actually spitting enough out. Like, if he swallows a bit every time, is that a problem? The dentist said a “pe...

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RE: How did you get your kid to ditch the binky?

I get where you’re coming from, but does anyone else worry about the trust thing with tricks like that? I keep reading about how honesty builds securi...

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RE: Weird tricks for stopping braces from tearing up my cheeks?

Does the silicone stuff ever get stuck in your braces? I’ve only tried the wax and it just kind of falls apart, especially after eating, which is supe...

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RE: Weirdest pain after getting braces tightened—normal or not?

That’s exactly what’s been happening to me, except it’s like this random zap in one spot, then nothing for hours. I keep worrying I’m biting wrong or ...

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RE: Whitening strips and tooth pain: how do you avoid it?

I get the same “zing” thing, especially right after using the strips. I actually thought maybe I was doing something wrong or leaving them on too long...

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RE: Struggling With Kicking the Nighttime Bottle—Is It Really That Bad for Teeth?

But does that mean the nighttime bottle is less of a problem if genetics are the main thing? Like, if my kid’s teeth are already weak, will taking awa...

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

I had no idea jaw clenching was even a thing until after my first tightening. I woke up with this weird ache, almost like I’d been chewing gum for hou...

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RE: Would you wait or go straight for an implant after losing a tooth?

This is exactly what’s been stressing me out. My dentist keeps telling me about bone loss and how my teeth could shift, but then I see other people wh...

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