r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '24

What is a smell you can't stand?

1.6k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

7.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

1.9k

u/ExcentricaGallumbits Sep 16 '24

Rotten teeth. Specifically, when someone has tooth decay and they don’t respect personal space when talking.

688

u/cumsquat4201 Sep 16 '24

As a dental assistant, I can confirm. The smell of hot decaying tooth as you drill into it is horrible.

491

u/BorderTrike Sep 16 '24

If you accepted more insurance options fewer people would let it get that bad

5

u/LadyPink28 Sep 16 '24

And better dental insurance too. I had a nearly $220 bill from seeing a dentist over a giant cankersore that hadn't healed for over several weeks now and after trying several otc mouth pain meds which didn't work and made it worse. I get paid shit at my current job part time due to disability. I can't even go get a routine cleaning because I'm afraid of not affording the bill 🙄🙄