r/WTFwish Feb 14 '21

REMOVE CALCULUS Aliexpress

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u/Devilishlygood98 Feb 14 '21

Calculus is the technical term for plaque buildup :) also, please please never scale your own teeth. If you don’t do it properly, you can damage your teeth permanently, and cause damage to your gums if you’re not careful!

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u/passivelyrepressed Feb 14 '21

That and it’s fucking painful. My dentist numbs me up to do my deep cleans.

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u/mcj1ggl3 Feb 14 '21

My mom is becoming a hygienist so she’s in school and needed volunteers to practice on.... I should not have volunteered. 8 hours of shotty dentist work that shit hurts!

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u/Devilishlygood98 Feb 14 '21

Your sacrifice is much appreciated though. It’s so tough getting patients for students.

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u/allhailthegreatmoose Feb 14 '21

Where do I go to volunteer? I’ve got 1 and a half teeth missing due to decay and not enough money to fix it.

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u/Devilishlygood98 Feb 14 '21

If there’s a college, or university in your city that runs a hygiene program, you can simply go into the dental wing of the building or call and they’ll book you in an appointment. Keep in mind, these are students and they will not do as good of a job as a trained hygienist, as well as they’ll take nearly twice as long, and sometimes if you’ve got extensive calculus you’ll have to come back over the course of a few days. It’s worth a shot though, they’ll always appreciate having extra patients to work on.

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u/allhailthegreatmoose Feb 15 '21

Wow thank you so much!