July 15, 2004

Afraid of dentists? De-sensitize yourself from the comfort of your own chair by listening to these dentistry sounds. Start with some gentle suction [MP3] followed by a dry drill [MP3]. Continue with a high speed wet drill [MP3] and finally get used to the horrendous sounds of removing tartar [MP3]. [webpage in German, but they make the same sounds over there. NSFW when your co-workers don't like dentists.] Okay, you may rinse now.
posted by mare 20 years ago
  • Is it safe?
  • My teeth ache just listening to those.
  • It's safe unless you have nightmares involving dentistry. Gosh. I got gosebumps and my jaw clenched on its own. If it was accompanied by video I would have punched you on the face, mare. metaphorically speaking, of course. But don't do it again, OK..? :)
  • I got it, mid. I just couldn't figure out how to do a dustin hoffman impression via text.
  • Olivier's a bitch too, I find.
  • NO! NO! NO! *runs and hides*
  • The technicians are scarier.
  • About a year ago, I had to have parts of my gums cut off. The sound of the dentist sharpening the scalpel on sandpaper just outside of my field of view before he came in to do the business was extremely frightening.
  • *keels over*
  • *peers into cleavage of dental hygienist*
  • I have no problem with dentists whatsoever since I survived a 5 hour treatment administered by the worst assistant any dentist could get. She was so awful she started weeping at her own ineptitude over my face. Me? I just wanted to tear her face off. But I had to keep my position steady with my mouth wide open during the whole procedure. I never found out were the dentist was to be found as my nightmare continue. The only thing that makes my skin crawl is when people cracking their teeth. That... hellish... sound... *shudders*
  • What's happening with my spelling!?
  • I have regular visits to the dentist in a drawn-out repair job after a very silly motorbike accident when I was 21. I've had three root canals, two teeth removed, braces (currently, although I got the bottom ones off on Tuesday, woo!), and at some future point I get my wisdom teeth removed and one titanium super-tooth implanted. In theory, this will all be over by October. The worst experience ever, though, was getting my teeth cleaned by a young California hygienist. And I'm sure that would apply even if I didn't have chronic dental issues. The sound of a dental drill means nothing to me now. It's white noise. :)
  • Excuse my ignorance here, but a titanium super-tooth? I don't know what it is, but I'm impressed!
  • Well, it's just an implant - a fake tooth drilled in to look like a normal tooth. But for some reason they make the "root" part and interior out of titanium. That must make me invincible. If someone hits me in the tooth, at least.
  • Ooh, like Wonder Woman's bullet-deflecting bracelets!
  • "My dental hygienist is cute. Every time I visit, I eat a whole package of Oreo cookies while waiting in the lobby. Sometimes she has to cancel the rest of the afternoon's appointments." -- Steven Wright