Today, my dentist told me I have a cavity and blamed it on the "subpar" toothpaste I've been using - the same toothpaste he recommended six months ago at my last appointment. 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 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 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 to get a filling. Instead of giving me Novocaine, my dentist decided he was going to use a special new paste on me while he drilled. It didn't work. FML
Today, I was told I need two root canals. This is because my previous dentist did such a bad job on one of my teeth that the decay went through and transferred to its neighbor. FML
Today, I asked my dentist to have a look at the tiny crack his colleague repaired a few years ago, because it’s giving me trouble again. He looked in my mouth, took an X-ray, and could find neither the crack, nor the corresponding filling. 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 at the dentist's. During my check-up, he recommended a dermatologist. FML
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
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, my dentist told me I have 8 cavities. I'd jokingly bragged about never having a single cavity for 25 years right before he started checking. He laughed and said, "Well, that lucky streak is over!" then went on to drill the shit out of my teeth. I still can't feel the left side of my face. FML
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PBplusJ 12
"Well my 'subpar' toothpaste was recommended by my 'subpar' dentist with a 'subpar' brain"
aruden 25
Ask for a new recommendation then immediately walk to another dentist and ask for a better recommendation stating the other guy has subpar ideas
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Comments (24)
duncipoo 2
9/10 Dentists dont recommend him
catanita 18
I noticed that product recommended by doctors in general chance constantly. Why, you may ask? The doctors participate in conventions and they get sponsored by pharmaceuticals companies if they prescribe one product over the other. I think is common practice.
kafka13 9
i think it's time for you to find a new dentist
Slavgaard 16
All depends on who his sponsor was .. at the time.
LyricaSilvan 30
I really hope you pointed that out and made him feel foolish.
Jdgreen429 13
wait till your next appointment and the cavity will magically be gone. happens to me with my dentist all the time
AverageAvarice 23
Get a new dentist. You can always take a copy of your x-ray and get a second opinion, don't settle for sub-par work as you have only one set of permanent teeth.
ShleeG 23
4 out of 5 dentists would recommend... guess he's the holdout now.
nifa86 12
My dentist is the same, one year they say buy an electric tooth brush and the next he says you should use a regular brush.
BloodyGlass 10
"Oh, you mean the one you recommended, doc?" X3
manuwish 9
tooth for a tooth, sue him for bodily harm! He knowingly prescribed you something that damaged your teeth, in order to have more work and charge you for the damage he caused. That is very punishable! I'd change dentists and sue that one ):