Today, I'm so broke that I'm thinking about using a glass of whiskey and a pair of pliers to pull out my broken wisdom teeth. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, in a bid to avoid going to the dentist, my husband decided to have one of his drunk buddies pull his tooth out with pliers. Now he has to have surgery to remove the shards of tooth left rotting in his mouth. It’s going to cost thousands. Thanks babe. FML
Today, while I was drunk, my brother decided to use pliers to pull out my bad tooth. He grabbed the wrong tooth, and when it didn’t pop out cleanly he decided he just needed to squeeze harder, and crushed the healthy tooth into splinters. I can feel the nerve with my tongue, it’s agony. FML
Today, I spent hours trying to get a piece of food out of my two front teeth. I didn't have anything I could use, until I went out to dinner and got a toothpick. I finally got the food out of teeth. The toothpick broke. Now the tip of the toothpick is stuck in my teeth. FML
Today, I cracked my tooth. I was so tired I put my pretzel stick in my tea and took a bite out of my spoon. FML
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
Today, I broke a tooth. It’s Friday. Not a single dentist office is open. The good news? I might lose those last few pounds as I can’t drink or eat without excruciating pain. Needless to say, it’s going to be a long weekend. FML
Today, I tried to open the door with my mouth because my hands were full. I chipped a tooth. FML
Today, after 6 dentist visits, 2 root canals, and $1,500 that I'll likely have to sell vital organs to pay, the agonizing tooth pain I've had for months is unrelenting. Apparently, shrugging and offering to experimentally yank all my bottom teeth is my smurf-shit of a dentist's actual plan. FML
Today, I canceled my dental check-up because I'm getting busy at work. Then, as I was flossing, my finger slipped, I heard a "crunch" from one of my fillings, and I now have a killer toothache. It's costing me double to go to the dentist because it's now an emergency call. FML
Today, I faced my fear of needles and had my wisdom teeth extracted while awake. On the last tooth, I heard a loud crack. The root broke off in my jawbone and had to be drilled out. FML
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Top comments
YoloWhiteRSA 20
That would end up being way more expensive as you would battle infections or or other injuries caused by the extraction.
jentrynicole 20
Please go see a professional. They are a professional for a reason and while it may be expensive now it will save you a lot of expenses later if you do it yourself or delay your treatment.
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Comments (78)
pinkuser626 17
I love all of these people saying just do it u can save money another way, I feel like people don't understand what it means to actually be broke. If something happened to me right now I couldn't afford it, not meaning I have the money and want to save it but meaning I have no money. No dollars. NOTHING. If u have no money u can't just create it.
geniusness 6
So you have money for whiskey?
lollypop30001 19
Trust me whiskey is not strong enough you want to be knock out. So you really need to see a oral surgeon. You can make out a payment plan with them. I got dry socket and it could of killed me.
pantsmaster 6
Are you in one of those situations where you aren't quite poor enough to qualify for medicaid?
Heteroscodra 8
There are things out there, DO NOT do this yourself, you risk breaking your jaw on top of countless other things.
User90210 5
Why didn't you just do what Tom Hanks did in Castaway? lol
da_epic_failman 7
Wow, you're so broke you can pay for an IPhone? Man, you're really in the gutter!
Grisha_fml 18
I tried that on one of the molars before, and trust me when I say it doesn't work as well as it does in the movies...
sandman676 20
Do it stop being a pussy
Tyrax 16
You first, just to show OP how it's done.
ulissey_fml 22
This may sound naive, but in my country this sort of dental care is always free for people with low or no income. Isn't it the case in the USA ?
Tyrax 16
It is not, ulissey. We have to pay (and pay and pay) for medical care unless we qualify for certain aid programs. Most of those programs are impossible to get into if you make "enough" money. I really wish we had socialized healthcare like a number of other countries do.
CuteKoalaGirl 18
Yeah pretty much we don't have this. Around here, if you make more than $300 a month, you don't get any medical assistance. Well, that's swell. So if you work part time, you're "somehow" rich enough to afford dental care (hahahahahah!) and medical care. Not. The USA is REALLY BAD for health systems.