Health: Today, I was at the orthodontist. As the lady was clipping my...

By BracesSuck - 09/04/2009 12:33 - United States

Today, I was at the orthodontist. As the lady was clipping my brackets, she missed and clipped my gums instead. She looked at me and said, "Oh sorry, you're bleeding really badly. See, I got these fake nails put on and I guess I'm just not used to them. Let me try again." She missed. FML

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By Silent - 18/10/2018 17:30

Today, at the orthodontist, the nurse was checking my teeth. She asked me a question while her finger was in my mouth, and when I stupidly tried to reply, I bit her finger. FML

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By dentistvictim - 16/10/2009 07:27 - Norway

Today, I went to the school dentist for the yearly routine check. She took ages trying to clean out my teeth with the metal toothpick-thing, constantly hitting my gums. After half an hour of pain and spitting blood, she looks up and says, laughing: "Oh, I forgot to put my glasses on". FML

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Brace yourself

By Anonymous - 04/04/2023 21:00 - United States - Tempe

Today, my orthodontist thought it would be a good idea to put braces on the teeth in the very back. One bracket popped off twice, after which he shoved a metal band in my mouth onto one of my teeth, cutting my gums, and causing gushing blood. Now, I can’t eat anything unless it’s baby food and I have a lisp. FML

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Stiff upper lip

By Diana - 26/01/2024 00:00 - Germany

Today, I went to the dentist for a routine check-up, and halfway through the appointment, the dentist exclaimed, "Oops!" Turns out, he accidentally glued my lips together while fixing a tiny chip in my front tooth. I spent the next two hours communicating through exaggerated facial expressions and hand gestures. FML

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Jaws

By Anonymous - 31/03/2024 07:00 - Philippines - Cebu City

Today, I went to the dentist. She put a spongy thing on my teeth and told me to bite. Her finger was there, so I was confused and… I accidentally bit her finger. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/10/2015 10:57 - United Kingdom - Blackpool

Today, I was clipping my nails. When I got to my toenail, the whole thing somehow ripped right out. I'm in agony. FML

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By Gee... Thanks - 03/09/2014 01:35

Today, while my orthodontist was working on my teeth, she made the comment, "Wow! It looks like a murder scene in there!" FML

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By Fox_Undercover - 30/04/2016 20:33 - United States - Wareham

Today, my dentist pulled the wrong tooth. FML

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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

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Butchered

By Dentist woes - 29/07/2024 00:00 - Australia

Today, during a brutal two and half hour dental procedure, the dentist kept saying my gums were inflamed, and bleeding a lot. The clichéd "You need to floss more!" tirade. After she was done, my gums were purple, bruised, and had a visible cut on them. But sure, the bleeding was from me not flossing enough. FML

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Uconnrunner 0

Thursday 9 April 2009 23:24

You should probably sue that bitch

babble 0

Thursday 9 April 2009 23:25

I hate being "worked on" (dentist, physical therapist, etc.) by people who are incompetent or not careful.

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gregthestrange 3

Friday 10 April 2009 7:09

I smell a malpractice lawsuit.

CharonX 0

Friday 10 April 2009 7:29

Sounds like my orthodontist, when she chipped one of my teeth while tightening the wires... I gave her an earful and never went back. Found a nice orthodontist that was actually good at what they did. Funny thing was, the original ortho had the worst teeth I had ever seen...

queenxbee13 0

Friday 10 April 2009 12:06

i'm pretty sure people in any medical profession like that can't have long fake nails, you might want to look into that and get compensated.

Ganymedes1985 0

Friday 10 April 2009 13:17

switch to a guy!

NotoriousMandog 0

Friday 10 April 2009 14:12

I am so glad I don't have braces anymore, because this is now a fear of mine. Also, sue...

Raspberry_007 0

Friday 10 April 2009 17:17

yeah that happened to my sister, the pliers broke and slipped on her gums that my fear now whenever i go to the orthodontist :s

Mnemo_fml 0

Friday 10 April 2009 19:23

ouch... you should get that woman fired or at least get that checkup free!!

Cheru 10

Friday 10 April 2009 19:57

Holy shit. You should've cried or screamed. Though I've done both at the orthodontist. When I had my braces removed the woman was supposed to merely scrape the cement/glue off and she started to take the ******* enamel off my front teeth. I yelped and she apologized saying we'd work on it later. I never let her do it again. Definitely complain to somebody about it.