Health: Today, my dentist told me I have a cavity and blamed it on the...

By BiteMe - 30/08/2016 23:29 - United States - Upper Marlboro

Today, my dentist told me I have a cavity and blamed it on the "subpar" toothpaste I've been using - the same toothpaste he recommended six months ago at my last appointment. FML

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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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Strike while the iron is hot

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 StupidDentist - 20/06/2011 19:21 - United States

Today, I went to the dentist to get a filling. Instead of giving me Novocaine, my dentist decided he was going to use a special new paste on me while he drilled. It didn't work. FML

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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 Anonymous - 05/07/2023 12:00 - Germany

Today, I asked my dentist to have a look at the tiny crack his colleague repaired a few years ago, because it’s giving me trouble again. He looked in my mouth, took an X-ray, and could find neither the crack, nor the corresponding filling. FML

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By bdogge99 - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - United States - Seattle

Today, I was at the dentist's. During my check-up, he recommended a dermatologist. 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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By Anonymous - 18/06/2020 02:03

Today, after a childhood of battling bad teeth and cavities, I'm an overzealous brusher. I found out that I have cavities in all quadrants of my mouth from over-brushing, which will need multiple appointments to fill. FML

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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

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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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PBplusJ 12

Wednesday 31 August 2016 12:39

"Well my 'subpar' toothpaste was recommended by my 'subpar' dentist with a 'subpar' brain"

aruden 25

Wednesday 31 August 2016 12:45

Ask for a new recommendation then immediately walk to another dentist and ask for a better recommendation stating the other guy has subpar ideas

Comments

duncipoo 2

Wednesday 31 August 2016 16:22

9/10 Dentists dont recommend him

catanita 18

Wednesday 31 August 2016 16:29

I noticed that product recommended by doctors in general chance constantly. Why, you may ask? The doctors participate in conventions and they get sponsored by pharmaceuticals companies if they prescribe one product over the other. I think is common practice.

kafka13 9

Wednesday 31 August 2016 17:38

i think it's time for you to find a new dentist

Slavgaard 16

Wednesday 31 August 2016 17:55

All depends on who his sponsor was .. at the time.

LyricaSilvan 29

Wednesday 31 August 2016 18:04

I really hope you pointed that out and made him feel foolish.

Jdgreen429 13

Wednesday 31 August 2016 18:28

wait till your next appointment and the cavity will magically be gone. happens to me with my dentist all the time

AverageAvarice 23

Thursday 1 September 2016 5:06

Get a new dentist. You can always take a copy of your x-ray and get a second opinion, don't settle for sub-par work as you have only one set of permanent teeth.

ShleeG 23

Wednesday 31 August 2016 18:33

4 out of 5 dentists would recommend... guess he's the holdout now.

nifa86 12

Friday 2 September 2016 4:39

My dentist is the same, one year they say buy an electric tooth brush and the next he says you should use a regular brush.

BloodyGlass 10

Saturday 3 September 2016 17:47

"Oh, you mean the one you recommended, doc?" X3

manuwish 9

Saturday 3 September 2016 19:26

tooth for a tooth, sue him for bodily harm! He knowingly prescribed you something that damaged your teeth, in order to have more work and charge you for the damage he caused. That is very punishable! I'd change dentists and sue that one ):