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Brush your teeth!

One of my friend's friends, whose name I will keep anonymous, never visits the dentist. He says that he "doesn't see it mandatory" and that going there is "overrated". He also rarely brushes his teeth which might also add to why he hates the dentist. A few days ago, me and my mates were bursting out laughter when we found out what he had done! The guy had a lot of cavities because of his lack of teeth brushing, so he decided to use an ACTUAL DRILL to get rid of them instead of a dental drill that a dentist could use on him. He broke both of his bottom front teeth, lost control of the drill and severely cut hit chin. Doctors told us the accident could have been much worse. The joke's now on him for never seeing a dentist.

Submitted on 01/31/2020

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Certainly sounds like a potential future award winner to me. Thanks for sharing!


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
I've heard urban legends, but this is the first "I personally know this guy" account I've heard! Didn't he take ten seconds to find out dental drills are TINY!?! On a more serious note, infections in the gums and teeth can spread to the rest of the body, infecting the blood, heart, and everything else; he might want to look into dentists that have licensing to sedate their patients to work on them -it's GOT to be less risky then infection and self-drilling! Thanks!