Dentist and Health: Drilling

Drilling

By Novocain - 20/04/2009 05:20 - Australia

Today, I went to my new dentist and before he started looking at my teeth, I told him my previous dentist had never found a single thing wrong with my teeth. After looking around, he chuckled humourlessly and called my last dentist idiotic. I now have a $580 bill and a root canal next week. FML

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By Hatim - 04/04/2023 08:00 - United Arab Emirates - Sharjah

Today, I had an appointment with my dentist to check for cavities. He told me that most of my teeth have cavities, and that I may need a root canal. In fact, I ended up actually getting a painful root canal. FML

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You deserved it 190

By Vxale - 29/09/2011 17:20 - United States

Today, I met my new dentist. His teeth are worse than mine. FML

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You deserved it 3 054

By GrinningCynic - 14/05/2012 17:55 - United States - Englewood

Today, I was told I need two root canals. This is because my previous dentist did such a bad job on one of my teeth that the decay went through and transferred to its neighbor. FML

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You deserved it 2 298

By Owww - 10/07/2018 19:00

Today, I went to the dentist at 8:30 for a check up. I walked out at 2:00 with a root canal and several thousand dollars in debt. I guess I'm not having a wedding this year or quitting the job I hate. FML

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You deserved it 443

By aintgotnoteeth - 19/07/2016 17:53

Today, after 6 dentist visits, 2 root canals, and $1,500 that I'll likely have to sell vital organs to pay, the agonizing tooth pain I've had for months is unrelenting. Apparently, shrugging and offering to experimentally yank all my bottom teeth is my smurf-shit of a dentist's actual plan. FML

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You deserved it 1 151

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By hatemydentist - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff - Canada - Toronto

Today, it was the fourth time I've had major dental work done, because my dentist messed up my root canal. After almost a dozen needles, three missed work days, over $1,000, and 2 broken tools, I only have a tiny, barely-successful filling to show for it. FML

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You deserved it 3 386

By fuckalltwitardsintheface - 20/09/2012 21:34 - United States - Lindsey

Today, I went to a new dentist because I've been experiencing occasional toothache. Upon seeing my x-rays, he noticed something odd. Apparently, during a root canal a while ago, a piece of an instrument broke off, and has been lodged within ever since. FML

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You deserved it 1 703

Drill baby drill

By anon - 09/10/2024 22:00 - United States

Today, my dentist told me I have 8 cavities. I'd jokingly bragged about never having a single cavity for 25 years right before he started checking. He laughed and said, "Well, that lucky streak is over!" then went on to drill the shit out of my teeth. I still can't feel the left side of my face. FML

I agree, your life sucks 327

You deserved it 156

By Anonymous - 30/03/2016 17:02 - United States - Brunswick

Today, I went to my new dentist to get my teeth cleaned. He kept getting distracted, causing him to repeatedly stab me in the gums. He then had the nerve to tell me that I need to brush more, due to how I was bleeding just from his "routine examination". FML

I agree, your life sucks 21 157

You deserved it 1 733

By boopingsnoot - 26/08/2017 18:30 - United States - Nashville

Today, at the dentist, I was just supposed to get three small cavities filled. I walked out with a referral slip for the endodontist. Hello, root canal. Fuck you, genetics. FML

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You deserved it 310

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Monday 20 April 2009 16:38

Sue your previous dentist! Do it, you'll get bucketloads of money :D And FYL for having bad teeth w/o knowing it.

Tui717 0

Monday 20 April 2009 16:38

I know everyone is a little lawsuit happy these days, but if these problems should have been brought to your attention by your last dentist, you may have a malpractice case.

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Miss_Me 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 19:15

#51: wow... I think I need a new dentist after reading that! :P I've been lucky enough to never have a cavity but not I'm worried (after both #51 and the OP) that I might be mistaken... Sorry to be off topic, but is it normal to need an anaesthetic for a routine clean? :s my mum says it hurts too much without one (she has to have 2 sessions, one for each side of her mouth)...

tiltwrestler 0

Wednesday 22 April 2009 0:37

MAYBE THIS DENTIST JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOME MONEY, EH?

BEB131 0

Wednesday 22 April 2009 1:42

If you needed a root canal you would feel it. They just take the nerves out of your teeth, doesnt hurt all that much as it does before you get it

uminuscooll 0

Wednesday 22 April 2009 14:08

you should send the bill to your old dentist.

lazylacey 0

Wednesday 22 April 2009 16:43

I've had a root canal. and wow it hurts so bad. I cried like a baby the whole time which was 3 1/2 hrs...then again when I got it I was only 12... I'm 19 now. ughh :{ bad memories.

Germs 0

Wednesday 22 April 2009 22:44

Get more input. My old crappy dentist said that I had 18 cavities and needed a ton of dental work, and my new one took the time to show me x-rays and point out that I only had one cavity, and that the fillings the other dentist had put in were crappy and needed to be filed down before they ****** up my teeth.

fmyduck 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 7:35

A good family friend of mine is a dentist, and he admits that it's common practice to lie and misdiagnose - remove cavities that aren't there, replace crowns, etc. So, always make sure you can trust your dentist.

aclockworkapple 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 8:00

Root canals really aren't what they're made out to be. I had one last year, and it wasn't painful at all. Just extremely boring. And very expensive. Sitting in a dentist's chair with your mouth stuck open for 3+ straight hours is not fun. But it's not painful. If it hurts, they're not doing their job.

hinavalkyrie 0

Friday 24 April 2009 4:33

D: DUDE. That happened to me too. All three of my previous dentists never found cavaties. My most recent one found five. I either got five in six months or the others were idiots like your previous one.

CaptainSetoKaiba 0

Sunday 26 April 2009 6:09

Wow. That reminds me of how bad my pediatric dentist was. All he ever told me was to brush in circles and I ended up having receded gums once I got to a real dentist.