My wisdom teeth were growing sideways without me realizing for 29 years of my life so they had to be removed. They appointed me to this dentist that told me since they were so big and doing so much presure against the other teeth they had to be sliced up in pieces so she could extract them piece by piece.

This girl did put so much force and did so much pressurre against my jaw it dislocated and I felt like she was tearing it apart from my skull. I put my fist below it but felt like she was about to sink it in my chest. Did some mumbling due to the pain and discomfort (and because I was a bit scared too) and she had the audacity to, basically, call me a pussy.

They don’t do that if you floss daily, barring gum disease. Once you start it’s going to feel gross to not do it daily.

Too many folks ITT with bad oral hygiene. Brush your teeth twice a day and floss at least once a day. I grew up in a very poor area and seeing sick folks who also had rotten and missing teeth made me realize how much dental health is connected with someone's overall health.

I've often imagined a little comic strip where a dentist goes to the doctor. the doctor draws blood for tests, or gives an injection, or just pokes/cuts the dentist for no reason. the doctor then says "you're bleeding because you don't shower enough"

(Jams sharp objects into gums)

You have some sensitivity caused by not flossing!

"your teeths enamel is so important for dental health! That's why I'm going to have this bored 23 year old woman scratch the fuck out of your teeth so they develop cavities later!"

Let he who flosses each and every day poke the first gum!

Also last time I was at a dentist appointment check out when I told the lady I didn't have insurance I'll never forget the look of disgust she gave me. Is that because they get more money from insurance companies than they get from people who pay out of pocket? They charge higher prices to insured people, right?

They are gaslighting you to justify them sucking at their job

Holy fuck, I’m going to need like 90% of the people in this thread to stop exhaling in public, which is going to be hard because I’m pretty sure there’s a large overlap with that group and mouth breathers.

if you're not using an electric toothbrush with a rotating head that's on the level of a $30 sonicare or oral B toothbrush you're killing your teeth through negligence

Like, no, for real, if you're reading this and don't have one stop whatever the fuck you are doing and purchase one immediately

What dentists are y'all going to?