Erm...how can I explain this to my dentist?

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I have a chipped tooth. It doesn't cause me problems but when I'm getting 'intimate' with my husband it's scratched his penis badly enough to draw blood.

My dentist tells me that there's no need to do anything with it as the nerve is dead so it can't cause me pain so how the hell do I explain why I need it sorted?

@pinkred we are only human at the end of the day and that story will forever make me chuckle :)

The problem with these kind of excuses is that the dentist is literally looking in her mouth which is where the fake ulcer is supposed to be. Is she supposed to craft one from playdough? The advantage of the truth is that I can guarantee he won’t demand to see her DH’s penis for proof.

Is the issue that you can only afford NHS treatment and want it done on the NHS pricelist and how to convince your dentist that it's impacting you enough not to be cosmetic? I can imagine a dentist checking for signs of rubbing with tongue or on lips and then saying or thinking it's not in the way to cause that irritation and repeating to you that it's cosmetic, meaning you need to pay for it yourself as a private cosmetic thing. Because the dentist would have to justify the procedure when claiming NHS costs and if he or she isn't convinced it falls under NHS criteria he or she would suggest you go private.
Just tell your dentist the real reason they are a medical professional who see STI's, oral rape, eating disorders and so much more from looking at patient's mouths. I don't think they'd be that shocked.

@TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross Agreed. The dentist will know you are lying and that's worse than telling him it's hurting your husband when you are intimate because once you've lied anything else, even if you tell the truth, will also be taken with doubt. Your dentist has high expectations and standards for their own conduct that their reaction is almost always likely be professional. It's embarrassing but better than lying so tell them the truth, they may be more likely to do it on the NHS even!

NHS dentistry is on it's knees, they'll only do ttreatment if it "keeps your mouth, teeth and gums healthy and pain-free". Having smooth teeth so you can suck off your husband without drawing blood probably/definitely doesnt come under that definition. Just pay to have it done privately 🙄

@SaggyBlinders 😂I bet you're a long suffering dentist!

I'm not a dentist no, but I bet that's what the OPs dentist will privately be thinking if she tells them that 🤣.

well either tell th truth and see if he will do it or go private its not detrimental its cosmetic

Or you could try a gum shield? Where there's a will there's a way 🦷

NHS dentistry is on it's knees

Be fair....so is OP. 😝

Sorry but health professionals are used to patients lying or being vague when it comes to something embarassing. It isn't a big deal and doesn't mean everything else will be "taken with doubt".

As a healthcare professional you really need to get over your embarrassment.

I know it's really not something we should have to do in this day and age, but when my tooth was too sharp, I just got a nail file and sanded it down! Wasn't a pleasant experience but it didn't hurt and solved it in seconds

Yeah this definitely isn't 'classics worthy.' I am not sure it's true even, as it's very unlikely any dentist would NOT fix a chipped/cracked tooth. The OP has posted this to try and get some laughs and has been upstaged by several posters!

The bus stop comment was funny ! As was the one about 'the NHS is on its knees' followed by 'and so is the OP!'

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Can't they just file the rough bit smooth? On the tooth that is

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Yeah actually you have a point!

As an aside op, shouldn't you open your mouth wider so that there is no teeth grazing it anyway? If you get no joy from the dentist your husband will have to accept licking it instead until he can save up for you to have your chip fixed.

Dentist here. It will only take 5 minutes tops to sort ( probably, if just a small chip). Can be done easily on NHS. Really not I'd big deal. No need for the detail. Please can you file this tooth down? Should suffice. If they refuse ask to see another dentist. Keep persisting

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Sexiest foreplay ever!!

Also @TwoLeftSocksWithHoles 🤣🤣

You don't have to tell them anything other than you've got a chipped tooth that needs fixing.

@WhileMyGuitarGentlyWeeps definitely true and no I am not aiming for a place in Classics. I thought it was a humorous predicament and posted it whilst slightly tipsy thinking it might amuse other posters, whether from my OP or responses to it. And it did. So no need to be so sneery.