Health: Today, I was told I need two root canals. This is because my...

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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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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By Anonymous - 30/10/2019 02:00

Today, after two root canal procedures done on the same tooth in last two years, the tooth had been acting up for a few days, so I went in to get it checked. Turns out, it got infected AGAIN and I gotta get a THIRD root canal done on the same tooth. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/07/2012 16:13 - United States

Today, I got a root canal. It wouldn't have been that bad if the dentist hadn't performed it on the wrong tooth. FML

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By tiptoppc - 04/11/2022 00:00

Today, after waking up from a bad migraine which caused my teeth to clench, I found out that I broke a molar. A dentist told me it split down to the bone, so I need root canal and an extended crown. Then they told me the tooth below had also broke and has to be pulled. FML

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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 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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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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Oops

By Toothy. - 25/07/2009 04:21 - Australia

Today, I went to the dentist to have two cavities filled. I hate going to the dentist. After he'd started drilling, I heard a "clunk" noise followed by an "Oops." My dentist had cut my tooth in half. Now I have to get surgery to have the tooth extracted. FML

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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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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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Tuesday 15 May 2012 1:48

This is why I hate dentists. Exspensive and some can't do their job.

AwkwardPartyBear 24

Tuesday 15 May 2012 1:51

I know, I misread the fml. I even buried myself for such a stupid comment.

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LiverLuver 0

Tuesday 15 May 2012 23:01

Been there, done that!! And my other dentist was blind so now the new guy found many more teeth problems the last guy overlooked..ughhh FML.

Darianna_Tashido 3

Wednesday 16 May 2012 0:52

That sucks. I've had to go in to the dentist soooo many times for teeth problems, and its usually going in for what xrays showed shouldve been a filling but by the time we got to that one (and this happened today for the 3rd time on top of 2 we knew were going to be) i got told that i had to have a root canal done. Now I'm stuck with a temporary filling and the nerve exposed for the next two weeks til they can get me in again

BMC1999 0

Wednesday 16 May 2012 5:57

Nice former dentist you got yourself there

hurrican_fml 0

Thursday 17 May 2012 3:56

Wow, that sucks. Hope your other dentist lost his job.

bigmike82882 0

Thursday 17 May 2012 6:31

SAME EXACT THING happened to me

LiL_L0C0 3

Friday 18 May 2012 22:53

brush your teeth

xxcheergirlxx 2

Tuesday 19 June 2012 8:12

Having a dad as a very successful dentist, I'd just like to put out there that decay can't "transfer" from one tooth to another. That's your own fault for not taking good enough care of your teeth

clubcoffee 9

Saturday 6 July 2013 13:27

I know that feel, OP! I had a filling done by one dentist, it proceeded to get really infected, so I had to take antibiotics 2-3 times overall. I had 4-5 attempted root canals because every time she cleaned my tooth out it would come back. Eventually, 5 dentists and one abcess later, I had to get my tooth out. Now, while I had very bad dental hygiene when I was younger, I still think it was the original dentist's fault for ******* up a simple filling.