Health: Today, I went to the dentist to get a tooth filled. The nurse...

By toothache - 14/05/2013 12:03 - United States - Morton Grove

Today, I went to the dentist to get a tooth filled. The nurse just finished taking my info when the doctor came in and started drilling. Through my chorus of screams he realized he'd forgotten to numb me. His only response was, "Guess I forgot to numb ya, huh?" while giggling. FML

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By Noname - 06/03/2009 22:20 - United States

Today, I was at the dentist getting a cavity filled. As she's drilling into my tooth, I feel the drill slip, and then she quickly stuffs gauze into my mouth. She nervously laughs and says to me "Wow! You must really be numb!" FML

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By Jeff89 - 16/05/2023 22:00 - United States

Today, I went to the dentist to get a cavity filled. As the dentist was drilling, he accidentally hit a nerve and I ended up screaming in pain. The whole office heard me and now I'm too embarrassed to go back. FML

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No pain, no gain

By Anonymous - 29/03/2023 04:00 - Canada

Today, I went to the dentist to get a cavity filled. The numbing medication didn't work, so I felt everything. I was in so much pain that I accidentally bit down on the dentist's finger, causing him to yell in agony. Now, I have to find a new dentist. 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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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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Uncomfortably numb

By someone - 02/09/2009 11:00 - Denmark

Today, I went to the dentist to get a hole in my tooth filled. After the dentist had injected the anesthetic into my gums, she realized that none of the electrical equipment was working. She sent me home. My entire right side of my face is completely numb and swollen for no reason. FML

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By TT - 19/04/2009 20:48 - United States

Today, I went to get some teeth pulled. I had Novocaine in my gums and lip so I couldn't feel a thing. When the doctor is pulling out the last tooth, he sneezes and pulls the tooth out. He looks in my mouth and I hear, "Oh, shit..." I now have stitches in my mouth. FML

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Power grid

By Anonymous - 27/11/2021 19:01 - United States - Seagraves

Today, I was at the dentist's and she was hands deep in my mouth with a drill, when the power for the whole block shuts off. For 3 hours, the dentist had to keep shooting me up with shots to numb the horrible pain. FML

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Gummy

By speechless - 02/11/2010 17:20 - Canada

Today, I had a toothache and applied some numbing gel to soothe the pain. Too much came out and made my whole mouth numb. A man came into my work, thought I was making fun of his lisp, and stormed out really upset. He later called to complain about me. The boss just called me to his office. FML

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By EnderHorse - 05/11/2015 20:52 - United States - Cincinnati

Today, I went to the dentist to get a tooth worked on. I got tongue-tied and instead of asking if they could anesthetize me, I accidentally asked if they could euthanize me. FML

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perdix 29

Tuesday 14 May 2013 17:40

You should have kicked him in the crotch to see if he had numb nuts, or just was one.

rocketiquette 20

Tuesday 14 May 2013 17:40

Some people just shouldn't be in a medical field. Loons.

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ng7227 1

Wednesday 15 May 2013 22:20

I've gotten teeth filled before without numbing even asked if I wanted any I said no, and that was when I was ten. Moral of the story is you are a pussy

FlowerMama 20

Thursday 16 May 2013 8:39

Considering you called him a slang term for a piece of anatomy that is commonly used as a rather painful passage for things many times its size, you may want to rethink using that as an insult. Additionally, not everyone has the same exact nerves in the same exact teeth. Yours might be fine, but others have horribly sensitive teeth that cause them the most awful pain when being drilled.

kittenlove11 18

Thursday 16 May 2013 2:22

i would be sooooo angry i hate going to the dentist

klade99 4

Thursday 16 May 2013 3:11

Sue the dentist.

ni0ve 9

Thursday 16 May 2013 5:06

wow

ninjajoehenes48 8

Thursday 16 May 2013 20:38

I am scared of the dentist and I am 18. They didn't use enough to numb me once because the cavity was deeper than they thought. I felt that for at least a week after. Those damn dentists are evil and they should be destroyed!

Nobod3 5

Friday 17 May 2013 3:18

That's malpractice. Take your pain out of his wallet in court.

jessejamesc 8

Friday 17 May 2013 6:55

malpractice lawsuit. dont even think twice, youre entitled to money now. that's what his liability insurance is for.

lexington23 10

Saturday 18 May 2013 9:27

Dentists are evil!! I had a similar experience. They just don't care; they usually think you're being a little ********, but in reality, you're in excruciating pain! Sorry, OP...