Today, I had to spend £200 at the dentist for fillings and repairs to my teeth. Why do I need them? Because I'm stressed about money and grind my teeth in the night because of it. 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, 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, 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
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
Today, I went to the dentist after not being there for 3 years. I was told that I had loads of cavities and that I would need to pay $3,000 for a serious mouth surgery. The reason I hadn't been to the dentist in 3 years: I've been married to a dentist for 3 years that said my teeth were "perfect." FML
Today, I was flossing my teeth, which I do only to not get yelled at (chewed out?) by my dentist. Dentist I’ll now be seeing later today because the floss broke off a corner of one of my molars. FML
Today, I went to the dentist at 8:30 for a check up. I walked out at 2:00 with a root canal and several thousand dollars in debt. I guess I'm not having a wedding this year or quitting the job I hate. FML
Today, I went to the dentist. Normally I walk out with no work to be done as he says my teeth are always great. I thought it was weird this time that he was scraping and pushing at my tooth when he usually doesn't. I'd walked in with a full set of teeth, walked out with a dentist-caused chipped tooth and a filling booked in. FML
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
Today, it's the sixth day in a row of non-stop migraines, due to grinding my teeth. Medicine works, but doesn't last. A mouth guard offers very little relief, I'm just so stressed out, and I think too much. 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
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Top comments
DocBastard 40
I have sleep bruxism too. After buying several custom teeth guards at several hundred bucks each, I just discovered the $30 one at CVS which works great. Yes, a useful, non-offensive, non-hateful, friendly comment from me. If you don't like it, go **** yourself. Sorry, I had to throw that in there. I got a rep to protect.
takethesebrokenw 0
ouch. to your teeth and wallet.
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Comments (99)
spatz447 3
Bad habit, First!
gabby301 1
no one cares if your first. op fyl
TheRealFamilyGuy 5
everyone knows the red coats have bad teeth
IrishWildMan 3
Well at least there is no crime there. The worst you guys got is drive by arguments :)
spatz447 3
Yes people do.
suppressed08 2
And everyone knows Americans are retards? Stop generalising. Americans arn't retards, but a few of you on FML seem to have fallen from the inbred tree..
spermdump 0
at least our teeth don't glow in the dark :D
RandomDudeOrRD 0
I have always wanted to know what that picture of the green thing is. could you tell me?
XelaKJK 0
57, looks like an x-ray of a bird inside an egg or outside...cant really tell.
Agamemnon_fml 0
wear a mouthguard while you're asleep
541MedfazWcM 0
its an emblem in mw2 yes i know i used to play it lol
InDenial 6
Modern Shitfare 2 emblem...
takethesebrokenw 0
ouch. to your teeth and wallet.
ItsSho 5
I still don't get why he wrote "£200 pounds", that's like writing 200 pounds pounds :/
mola_mola 3
thank buddha that someone else noticed that :D
fball913 0
You should rent or buy the movie "The Secret"
hahafylop 4
61 and 67 I feel the same way
KennKenn 0
I'm sure he filled you up good ;)
takethesebrokenw 0
haha dirty.
KennKenn 0
The way OP likes it.
spermdump 0
heck yes. he likes a good, old fashioned grindin'
KennKenn 0
Is that a Beevus(spell check) and Butthead shirt I see
spermdump 0
*beavis, and yes.
DocBastard 40
I have sleep bruxism too. After buying several custom teeth guards at several hundred bucks each, I just discovered the $30 one at CVS which works great. Yes, a useful, non-offensive, non-hateful, friendly comment from me. If you don't like it, go **** yourself. Sorry, I had to throw that in there. I got a rep to protect.
alinefromme 0
keep up the good work! Love your comments.
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
Hmm, Doc, are you too stressed out? Maybe you *do* need to engage in some genuine anonymous assholery more often. And because I also have a (slightly different) rep to uphold: Mr. Doe uses a $2 guard from the Sports department. Because we're cheap like that. :]
tamiami247 0
Doc, now YOU, I like :D ♥
DocBastard 40
Jane- nah, I've been grinding my teeth since high school. My canines (the teeth, not dogs, silly) are ground completely flat. I tried the cheap sports mouthguard, but it was too big and uncomfortable. Alinefromme and tamiami, why thank you. I am truly honored. *deep bow* Where were you yesterday when someone accused me of being completely unlikeable?
Schizomaniac 24
Doc is mean now?
DocBastard 40
Yes. Grrrrr.
ImaginaryFoe 1
I thought OP was Obsequious Penguin. I never learn from my mistakes. I guess I could make this comment 40 sentences long to protect my rep but I'm too lazy. Hi, IrishJane!
luvyah 0
I think ur ******* cool, and hav a great rep
InDenial 6
Does anyone like my clown. :/
goaliemkl123 8
no it scares me
pennies_lane 6
well that was just a waste of money wasn't it? you're only going to wreck your teeth again from grinding them because of the stress of the money it cost to fix them!
cheapluxury 4
Shoulda just stuck a towel between your teeth when you go to sleep. ;)
Florence_ 0
And not a single person would suffocate that night.
mola_mola 3
of course they wouldn't, thanks to noses :)
JpasDa1 2
yea that dentist totally filled you up...wink wink
iheartglasses 0
I agree with Doc. Try buying a cheap mouth guard first :) Im sure they sell them at most pharmacies
ImaginaryFoe 1
That would prevent the problem but not fix the teeth that were already damaged. I don't understand why OP didn't think of that when the issue first started.
SadinSherman 16
At least you don't have sleep apnea.
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
Coincidentally, dreaming about your teeth breaking or falling out is thought to signify real-life stress over money. Odd, no?