Silly Things Patients Do

I love a good “silly patient” story. You know the ones that have you shaking your head with a little giggle under your mask.  Having had my own husband pull off his braces with pliers from the cabin tool box on a trip to Yellowstone has made me no stranger to the silly things that patients do. I hope you too have a good time reading the following “silly patient” list from other clinicians. 

• Trimming an operculum or frenum with toenail clippers

• Using crazy or super glue to glue on crowns or broken teeth

• Pull his own teeth while intoxicated 

• Using a dremel or nail file to smooth teeth

• Had a nail tech make her own veneers with acrylic

• Items used for home care

  • Oxiclean laundry detergent 

  • Comet cleaner

  • Rinsing with bleach

  • Rinsing with half pool chlorine cleaner half water

I would love to hear of some of the “silly” things you have experienced your patients doing.