@unksol 10 plus years of biting down on that stupid thing full force caused small fractures in the teeth and I never had that taken care of. Years after getting rid of the tongue piercing the teeth actually broke.
@hems79@Ignorant@mehcuda67 I mean if you like it put a ring…in it? Seems like it would be out of range for a normal accidental tongue bite. I could definitely see fiddling with it. Either way I’ll take your word for it. Just imagining it. And the sound. Makes me cringe.
When I was younger, I went to the dentist regularly for cleanings and exams and enjoyed the visits. Now that I’m older, I don’t visit the dentist regularly, but whenever I’m reminded of dentistry, I think of the Steven Wright bit about eating a whole bag of Oreos beforehand just to spend more time with the hygienist.
/image 30 teeth 1 filled cavity
“Horrifying” is a little strong – worrying is closer to the sensation – you know, kind of like taking your car to the shop to have the transmission checked and wondering what all they will find wrong.
@unksol
(1) What, are you a transmission expert, also? (Besides being a linguist, I mean – “I really think fine should not have that !”, above. What does that sentence mean?)
(2) If you know what’s wrong, why don’t you fix it yourself, instead of taking it to a shop?
(3) I was being hypothetical.
(4) I’d wager most people on these forums who think they have a problem with their vehicle would take it to a shop before they knew for certain what was wrong with it.
Depends on the dentist and staff. Went to one for years, nothing but pain. Wanted to do a lot, mostly expensive. Root canals, caps that failed. The one I have now is a really nice guy, and his staff is like family.
That young, hot dental hygienist is probably not pressing his/her body against your head/shoulders intentionally. It does give you something to think about while lying there, though…
/giphy bow-chicka
(knock, knock)
“Hello, I’m your dental hygienist.”
“But I didn’t order a tooth cleaning.” bow chicka bow wow
“Come here, baby. I got something you can floss.” bow chicka bow wow
Lemme just dislocate your jaw, great, great. Now I’m going to drill so that your entire skull resonates at a piercing frequency. (Boy, that ain’t gonna be cheap.)
Maybe I will look like an idiot, but I’m afraid to go to the dentist in my 25. And I’m afraid to go there not to pull out teeth or something, but to laser whitening…)
Meh.
Just had 3 broken teeth extracted on Monday, so much fun. Wish I could tell young me not to get a tongue ring.
@Ignorant
/giphy yikes
@Ignorant how does a tongue ring lead to tooth extraction? I assume they are related and am honestly curious. They aren’t usually tooth adjacent.
@unksol 10 plus years of biting down on that stupid thing full force caused small fractures in the teeth and I never had that taken care of. Years after getting rid of the tongue piercing the teeth actually broke.
@Ignorant That’s pretty much the only reason I’ll never get one. I don’t plan on getting anything more damaging than my lobe gauges.
@Ignorant I had a tongue ring for about six months. Bit down on that fucker full-force about once a week. I saw God every time that happened.
@hems79 hahaha exactly and we’re too fucking stupid to get rid of it after the first few.
@Ignorant @hems79 That story has a ring to it.
@hems79 @Ignorant @mehcuda67 I mean if you like it put a ring…in it? Seems like it would be out of range for a normal accidental tongue bite. I could definitely see fiddling with it. Either way I’ll take your word for it. Just imagining it. And the sound. Makes me cringe.
DDS
@tkujawa Da Dentist Sucks?
When I was younger, I went to the dentist regularly for cleanings and exams and enjoyed the visits. Now that I’m older, I don’t visit the dentist regularly, but whenever I’m reminded of dentistry, I think of the Steven Wright bit about eating a whole bag of Oreos beforehand just to spend more time with the hygienist.
/image 30 teeth 1 filled cavity
I really think fine should not have that ! And it should probably say meh
There should be a category between horrifying the fine.
@pooflady I know it’s a typo/autocorrect. But I really like “horrifying the fine.” What ball did you crash in your zombie mask?
@pooflady How about PIA. Seems to take forever, and then nothing much gets accomplished, you haveto keep going back.
Only when the dentist hurts less than the cavity.
Went to the dentist today. The most painful part was the bill. That will hurt longer than the dental work.
“Horrifying” is a little strong – worrying is closer to the sensation – you know, kind of like taking your car to the shop to have the transmission checked and wondering what all they will find wrong.
@phendrick you take your car to a shop? Without knowing what’s wrong? That would def worry me.
@unksol
(1) What, are you a transmission expert, also? (Besides being a linguist, I mean – “I really think fine should not have that !”, above. What does that sentence mean?)
(2) If you know what’s wrong, why don’t you fix it yourself, instead of taking it to a shop?
(3) I was being hypothetical.
(4) I’d wager most people on these forums who think they have a problem with their vehicle would take it to a shop before they knew for certain what was wrong with it.
Does your mouth hurt?
Do you want it to?
Then why are you even thinking about going?
/image Steve Martin dentist
If only I could buy dental services at Meh-level prices.
@lljk and get meh level services…
Depends on the dentist and staff. Went to one for years, nothing but pain. Wanted to do a lot, mostly expensive. Root canals, caps that failed. The one I have now is a really nice guy, and his staff is like family.
That young, hot dental hygienist is probably not pressing his/her body against your head/shoulders intentionally. It does give you something to think about while lying there, though…
/giphy bow-chicka
(knock, knock)
bow chicka bow wow 
bow chicka bow wow 
“Hello, I’m your dental hygienist.”
“But I didn’t order a tooth cleaning.”
“Come here, baby. I got something you can floss.”
“You’re sooo dirty…you’re gonna need a lot of drilling.”
“Looks like you need some more…suction.”
bow chicka bow wow 
Getting me to go to the dentist is like pulling teeth.
My dentist gives me a bite block (a wedge that holds my mouth open) and I fall asleep. I like naps.
Lemme just dislocate your jaw, great, great. Now I’m going to drill so that your entire skull resonates at a piercing frequency. (Boy, that ain’t gonna be cheap.)
Maybe I will look like an idiot, but I’m afraid to go to the dentist in my 25. And I’m afraid to go there not to pull out teeth or something, but to laser whitening…)
@Barret_and so what’s your solution to that?
It’s so scary to imagine…
@Santa01 really now? Why do you think?
@RiotDemon @Santa01 Must be all the cookies the kids leave.
@RiotDemon @sammydog01 @Santa01 scares the hell out of me, but sometimes I’m special
@RiotDemon @sammydog01 @Santa01 @tinamarie1974 I’m not scared of the dentist, doctors, hospitals or needles, just all the paperwork and bills!
KuoH
@kuoh @RiotDemon @sammydog01 @Santa01 doctors, needles, surgery - none of that scares me. But a dentist, OMG!!!
