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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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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Comments (80)
militarybrat 21
He needs to be reported. Open wounds leave you susceptible to bacteria and all sorts of nasty stuff.
sinistral 10
I'm a dentist and if your dentist is "stabbing" you in the gums while examining your mouth it's to check their health. It's called checking for gingival pockets. The instrument used isn't sharp and if you bleed anyway, your gums are unhealthy. If you bleed during cleaning, it means he has to go really deep into the gums to clean out the plaque and tartar from there. Which means there is going to be some bleeding and which also means your oral hygiene isn't great and you're just shifting the blame.
InfiniteSunshine 32
How are so many people not getting this FML? The dentist was DISTRACTED, so he was intensely and forcefully stabbing them with the instrument causing the gums to become damaged and cut which made them bleed. It was not due to the OP's oral hygiene, it was because of the dentist's incompetence.
neuronerd 29
It seems that is more OP's interpretation of the situation. I'm inclined to believe the dentist commenting here, honestly. People don't seem to realize flossing is actually necessary.
domolovesyoshi 33
Yes of course you are inclined to believe the dentist commenting here because he's a professional so of course they're right because professionals never make mistakes and then try to cover their asses by saying the OP is merely shifting the blame. Oh and he was there when OP was getting his teeth cleaned so he definitely knows what happened, I have had a dentist get distracted while talking to her assistant about the assistants damn baby shower and stab me in the lip and tongue 3 times before while cleaning my teeth, I am inclined to believe the OP's story could be true and then tried to say I kept moving, trust me you have your hands in my mouth I'm not going to wiggle enough for you to stand me in the lip
xxcutekatxx2 13
I had an orthodontist do this once. He full on stabbed my gum though to the point I had a tear or two. Then turned around and said you need to brush better! I was probably 15 and hated going back to him.
moniculkin 19
Ugh, now I really don't want to go to my dentist appointment this week.
lucygwen 5
If your gums bleed easily it is actually a sign to floss more
DrHales 3
Tell him this is fake because this work has clearly been stolen elsewhere
carpenoctern 19
Ugh, I feel your pain, OP. My dentist was terrible, but I couldn't change until we moved because it was the only one nearby.
platinum9 16
Never has a dentist cleaned my teeth... Only dental assistants/hygienists. When does a dentist have time to do work that is delegated for others? This FML is just strange in that way. Could just switch to a different hygienist.
Lemou_fml 25
Well, it has always been the dentist, not the technician done that in my life and I've been living in two countries.
runninggirl8 16
I think this is an old, reposted FML...
conholio33 28
And this is one of the reasons why i have dental anxitey.... So sorry you had a bad time at the dentist OP.... Hope your able to request a new dentist at your dental office