Health: Today, I decided to try whitening my teeth for the first time....

By nikko blue - 20/12/2009 07:52 - United States

Today, I decided to try whitening my teeth for the first time. I applied the strips to my teeth and decided to lay down and wait for the thirty required minutes to pass. I accidentally fell asleep and woke up three hours later. My teeth are still in excruciating pain and are covered in white streaks. FML

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By BLEACH Gum - 22/07/2018 15:00

Today, I decided to finally bleach my teeth. After 45 minutes of stinging pain, my teeth are still yellow as ever. My gums, on the other hand, are opaque white. FML

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By ZydecosGirl - 10/05/2013 03:11 - United States - Harrisburg

Today, I started the bleaching treatments that my dentist recommended. Now, my two front teeth have ultra white spots, the rest of my teeth are still yellow and the roof of my mouth is burned. FML

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By gumless - 02/05/2012 15:19 - United States

Today, I tried whitening my teeth with an off-brand product. It didn't whiten my teeth, but it did burn parts of my gums off. FML

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By Noname - 09/11/2008 09:18 - France

Today, whilst brushing my teeth, I fell asleep poking myself in the eye with my toothbrush. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/07/2020 02:03

Today, while brushing my teeth half asleep, I stabbed myself in the eye with my toothbrush, toothpaste included. FML

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By Simon Cowell - 08/09/2018 20:30

Today, I realised my teeth are so stained that they look cleaner when I've not brushed them. FML

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By StillDrowsy - 09/10/2009 12:29 - United States

Today, I woke up in the hallway. I took a sleeping pill the night before to get a good sleep in for work, but it turns out it was too strong. I got dizzy and passed out on my way to my bed, fell in the hall and chipped my two front teeth, and slept there - straight through work the next day. FML

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By hkkilla - 16/03/2010 17:40 - United States

Today, I had four teeth pulled, and my mom brought me some ice cream to help with the pain. I fell asleep before I could finish it, and without realising, I left the bowl on my bed. I woke up a few hours later with ice cream spilled all over me, my pants, and all over my now-dead phone. FML

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By rj - 06/03/2011 05:42 - United States

Today, I went to the dentist after 24 hours of severe tooth pain. They did an emergency root canal. After the anesthesia wore off, within minutes, the pain returned only worse than before. Called the dentist, I had to return, only to find they had done the root canal on the wrong tooth. FML

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By Dominique Richards - 20/02/2018 19:00

Today, I went to the dentist to get a tooth pulled. When I woke up I found out they pulled the wrong one. FML

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Malyss_fml 4

Sunday 20 December 2009 16:25

I remember how the pamphlets that came with my curling irons always had a warning in them along the lines of, "Do not use while asleep!" You're going to be the reason why this warning appears on the whitening strips' literature in the future! Ouch.

centrupel 0

Sunday 20 December 2009 17:00

As the hydrogen peroxide oxidizes the colorants in the dentin layer of the tooth (in other words, as the whitening gel does its job), it incites a pulpal (tooth nerve) response. This is the sharp pain you may feel. Most whitening strips that you can take home and use are not too concentrated... probably 15%. The OTC stuff might be even less. The 35% concentration should only be used for 30 minutes but the 15% concentration instructions actually say you can sleep with them in. And even if you are awake, you can keep them in for up to 3 hours. The OP should brush their teeth to remove the remaining gel. The sensitivity *should* disappear within an hour or so.

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FireFlie07 20

Sunday 20 December 2009 18:33

repeat. I saw this same FML like a month ago.

HyperExecuter 0

Sunday 20 December 2009 22:57

douche

Pandada89 0

Sunday 20 December 2009 23:47

Have you never watched Friends?

blazingman311 1

Monday 21 December 2009 0:45

Try brushing

perdix 29

Monday 21 December 2009 2:10

I hope you have written your will. Certain death awaits. Didn't you read the instructions?

Firetiger 0

Monday 21 December 2009 3:42

you wouldnt be in this situation if you brushed your teeth twice a day. its not that hard i dont know why some people just cant do it. YDI for that and using whitening strips-they just cover up your disgusting teeth not fix them.

wolfy_fml 5

Monday 21 December 2009 5:15

Not everyone has bright white teeth just from brushing. I brush twice a day, yet I have lightly discolored teeth. They just grew in that way. Discolored teeth aren't always result of bad oral hygiene.

Sammara 0

Monday 21 December 2009 9:10

There are so many factors in tooth coloring. Brushing alone cannot make your teeth white. Your teeth coloration is affected by diet (current and childhood), medications, genes...

xd0rkiee 0

Monday 21 December 2009 5:34

#46- Everyone's teeth has a yellow tint to it. It varies from person to person whether the yellow is more noticable or not, idiot. Just brushing your teeth twice a day does NOT do the trick.