Tried to fix a squeaky floorboard with wax and made it way worse

I had this one board in my hallway that squeaked every single time you stepped on it. After watching a video, I decided to try the old trick of rubbing a candle on the seams. I used a plain white paraffin wax candle and really worked it into the crack. For about an hour, it was totally silent and I felt like a genius. Then the next day, the squeak came back, but now it was a loud, sticky crunching sound, like stepping on wet sand. I think the wax ground down into dust from the wood rubbing and made a gritty paste. I ended up having to pull up the quarter-round and put in two real screws from below, which fixed it for good. Has anyone else had a simple fix totally backfire like that? What's the best way you've found to quiet a floor for real?

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