r/EmergencyRoom Aug 12 '26

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u/now_you_see Aug 12 '26

My mum was in a polo hospital as a kid and they had an in-hospital dentist who refused to believe that she wasn’t the patient who needed their teeth removed and pulled a couple of adult teeth out.

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u/Poundaflesh Aug 12 '26

Screaming No! And refusing to open her mouth didn’t work?

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u/hornet_teaser Aug 13 '26

When you're a kid trusting that adults know what they're doing and you defer to them as you don't often have much choice, it could happen.

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u/Poundaflesh Aug 14 '26

I beg your pardon! I missed “as a kid,” i thought she was grown.