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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, during a brutal two and half hour dental procedure, the dentist kept saying my gums were inflamed, and bleeding a lot. The clichéd "You need to floss more!" tirade. After she was done, my gums were purple, bruised, and had a visible cut on them. But sure, the bleeding was from me not flossing enough. FML
Today, I went to the dentist. My dentist kept talking to me while his hands were in my mouth. I attempted to tell him that it was difficult and dangerous to respond. My talking made him slip and slice my mouth open with one of his instruments. FML
Today, I went to the school dentist for the yearly routine check. She took ages trying to clean out my teeth with the metal toothpick-thing, constantly hitting my gums. After half an hour of pain and spitting blood, she looks up and says, laughing: "Oh, I forgot to put my glasses on". FML
Today, I met my new dentist. His teeth are worse than mine. FML
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
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, 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 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
Today, I rushed to a dentist's appointment. Once in the chair, I apologized for not having had the time to brush my teeth beforehand. He responded with, "Ah that's alright, I just took a piss and forgot to wash my hands." FML
Today, I was at the dentist's. During my check-up, he recommended a dermatologist. FML
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xxthexmisfitxx 25
That's when you bite his finger and say it was just a natural reaction.
Pokefinch27 17
Tell him he needs to be finding a new patient since you're leaving
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xxthexmisfitxx 25
That's when you bite his finger and say it was just a natural reaction.
Pokefinch27 17
Tell him he needs to be finding a new patient since you're leaving
Mama4ddk 15
I agree with number 2, although when you leave you need to inform him that any bill he was dreaming of sending to you he can forget about since the reason you're bleeding was his inability to concentrate on the task at hand rather than stabbing you. I mean dentists are scary enough to some without that additional kind of terror and good luck with your new dentist if you dare to find one.
Mama4ddk 15
Sorry I have to comment one more time especially after reading some of the other comments. Yes they do have to test your gums, but they do that and get it over with and it is not with a sharp instrument. Once they get it over with they do not repeatedly stab you throughout the entire cleaning. I don't care if you're a Layman or a dentist, I don't care if you are a janitor or a dental assistant, it is plain common sense that if someone is distracted then they are going to screw up. It is also a fact that there are amazing dentists out there as well as the not so amazing. Unfortunately OP ended up with the latter.
Lemou_fml 25
I don't bleed when stabbed in the gum. Yes, I have spent more time in the chair than average. Braces and decaying teeth from nutrition deficiency and medicine. But at least I don't bleed.
Lemou_fml 25
I don't bleed when stabbed in the gum. Yes, I have spent more time in the chair than average. Braces and decaying teeth from nutrition deficiency and medicine. But at least I don't bleed.
Farklez 23
I thought it said "I went to the dentist to get my new teeth cleaned."
Blue_Heart 15
You shoulda flossed more...
MikaykayUnicorn 36
Yeah, flossing more would have stopped the dentist from repeatedly stabbing your gums. Duh, OP.
StaticCode 12
I get this reference. ONE OF US!
Mama4ddk 15
Thank you number 29 I didn't until you just posted that!
fuckpotato 12
I don't understand... Can someone explain please?
Blue_Heart 15
Dude, does nobody get sarcasm? I was making a joke about how dentists always say you should "floss more" after they stab your gums!
anarchymaniac 22
Terrible Dentist
engineerosaurus 26
Sounds like you need a new dentist.
False_Stupidity 42
A new new dentist, since this was a new one!
Dick_diamond 22
Shift blame much?
thechaosmachine 2
Try flossing more. A dentist is supposed to poke your gums during the exam. If they bleed that easily, you probably have early periodontal disease. YDI for expecting the dentist to coddle you.
SpyroMello 29
He was poking his gums with the tool when he was distracted so it was probably a hard jab and not a gentle poke. YDI for not reading the FML correctly.
holly_fly 34
There's a difference between poking and stabbing. The poke should be done with a blunt tool, not the one they use to actually clean the teeth, unless they flip it around the the rounded side. My dentist has done this too, but they apologized, especially after seeing me bleed.
militarybrat 21
No. They are not supposed to use a sharp tool and stab your gums. What the ****? That's like saying someone stabbed with a knife deserves to bleed.
Xamry14 10
Dude. Have you ever felt how hard they poke you with those things? No amount of brushing or flossing would toughen your gums enough to not bleed when a sharp ( yes, most dentists use a sharp pick) object sticks your gums repeatedly. It's been proven to be a stupid way to check brushing habits but it still hasn't been fazed out
Mama4ddk 15
OP, I'm sorry that you not only had to deal with your dentist who is obviously incompetent but also anal retentive and unnecessarily harsh YDI's. I don't get why those who choose the "you deserve it" option and don't actually have anything besides ignorant meanness to spew out can't just cast a down-vote and be quiet. I mean I get it if the down-vote is followed up with a good reason that makes sense. But if you're just doing it for attention then why not submit your own FML?
NecrophiliaHD 4
(´･_･`) Didn't think I'd see the day...
datdrumchick_32 10
Did you go to Orin Scrivello, D.D.S? Skid Row isn't a nice place.
LostInTheZone11 29
I think a nerdy florist guy and a Mean Green Mother From Outer Space took care of that sadist dentist.
crazyindynathan 13
I'm pretty sure making their patients' gums bleed is a part of their schooling...
Blesst 15
They make them bleed by poking them with a rounded instrument. Stabbing you while distracted is definitely not part of the procedure.
lantz4levi 19
I'm thinking it was a joke. I could be wrong but I read it as he was joking