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
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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, my dentist called and told me that the surgery to remove my wisdom teeth - which I desperately need and saved for a year to be able to afford - will actually cost nearly $2000 more than originally stated. The surgery is supposed to be in three days. FML
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, 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
Today, I was able to get dental care for the first time in 4 years. I had been going through all the hygiene motions, but without professional input all that time, no one was there to warn me about the sour candies I had been eating, and how they ruined your teeth anyway. My teeth are well beyond salvageable now. 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 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, 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 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 went to the dentist two years after having a front tooth knocked out because I could finally (barely) afford the $4000 bill for an implant. They checked me out and told me that my teeth have shifted to the point that I’ll need braces before receiving an implant, for another $4k bill. I’m sick of looking like a hick. FML
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thinmint 0
WTF ever. dentists lie and say you need all this surgery to get paid! I had 16 cavities once as a teen and did not have effing oral surgery. get a 2nd and 3rd opinion before you waste money and your insurance drop you.
pegasus77 0
You still need to go. They have the right tools to check on your teeth and gums.
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Comments (138)
neko_ceko 3
SHET
humorizer 14
So what? You are married to a dentist. He can do it for free. And if he's too lazy, he can pay for it. What is that, like a week's salary at the most?
cba_fml 0
well obviously the dentist he is married to is a shitty dentist so why would he want them to do the dental work, they clearly don't know how to do their job properly.
zach055 23
The new dentist is trying to swindle you out of 3,000 dollars buy giving you unnessery surgury.
ryguy997 0
81- the op is a man so the dentist is a she.
soccerpringles 0
That's why she sucks at being a dentist... Because she's a woman. She shouldn't be working, she should be in the kitchen... WHERE SHE BELONGS! :D
sierralovesyou 0
Um, what the hell is wrong with you? You're a woman dumbass.
coming back in the future 30
I think "she's" trolling.
pegasus77 0
You still need to go. They have the right tools to check on your teeth and gums.
pancakes_n_syrup 0
And you don't think they take their tools home? Her husband should have all the same tools, if he's a real dentist that is
pegasus77 0
A. His wife B. X-ray machines? I've been to a few dental offices where they use them to check on teeth/gums. I doubt they take those home.
Pankreas 0
OP didn't say anything about NOT taking x-rays. Maybe he visited his wife's office to get his teeth checked and x-rays taken?
pegasus77 0
Then that be going to the dentist
BlinkOnceForYes 0
I am sorry but I don't think dentists just take their tools home OR have tools at home to do ...dentist things. Usually people leave work at work.
IOwnedYou 0
What exactly would be the point of bringing them home?
Pankreas 0
I'm studying dentistry... and my impression is that it is very common to take home some instruments. At least a dental probe and a mirror. :-)
r_max 0
why would her husband take the dental tools home? he's not a mechanic :S
Hugorgy 0
^Read # 74.
Freeze_fml 17
Time to drop the bomb on her patients.
laufeyson13 5
If OP's wife is a dentist, it's not her job. It's the hygenist's job to clean and examine patients. She should have taken him to a hygenist.
thinmint 0
WTF ever. dentists lie and say you need all this surgery to get paid! I had 16 cavities once as a teen and did not have effing oral surgery. get a 2nd and 3rd opinion before you waste money and your insurance drop you.
bombchelle 0
exactly
boone_fml 0
backed
IOwnedYou 0
Yeah. It happened to my friend when he went to the orthodontist. They gave him tones of equipment (braces, and such) that he didn't need which cost him tones of money.
TheSmartAss10 21
@72 an orthodontist is literally someone who puts braces on. The **** did you expect?
madeleine83_fml 0
if your wife promised your teeth were "perfect" for 3 years and didn't clean your teeth & mouth for you like a proper dentist during that period of time then...YDI.
Yarrachel 16
YDI for causing your cavities by eating too much sugar, and therefore making me think of candy and cookies. I'm hungry, dammit!
BlinkOnceForYes 0
I once went an entire year without eating sugar and taking proper care of my teeth and I still got a cavity. I think it has to do more with proper nutrition than sugar.
IOwnedYou 0
It's not just candy.. It has to do with brushing and flossing well.. I've never had a cavity, and I have a sweet tooth.
sierralovesyou 0
Yeah, I've never had a cavity and I eat tons of sugar. Not proud, but my sweet tooth is over powering!
squeekstir 10
It has nothing to do with the sugar, it's the bacteria which feed off of it and quit being such a dumbass while commenting.
akes 0
Dentists like to get paid; you might want a second opinion.. not from your wife, by the way.
Batman4890 0
maby he is lying? dentists can do that you no and why not wen its gona make you $3000?
FerrariCake 2
So have your spouse do the work and pay her instead.
idkweird 0
Yeah, I would def get a second opinion. When I got my braces off, with everything they had done to me, one of my teeth had died. So it was slightly greyer than my other teeth. My family dentist told me to wait it out and see if it got any worse (I was engaged at the time and looking to do engagement photos fairly soon after that). I went to another dentist who was very straightforward and understood my concern. She said it wasnt a question of IF it got worse, it was WHEN. When she did my full root canal, she took a picture of the root to show my other dentist that it was dead.
sierralovesyou 0
Woww I am so sorry! That sucks so bad...