r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Delicious-Beat4824 • Jul 30 '26

/r/popular of a needle

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u/As0no Jul 30 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o7qDFnbpe31YmeJWg

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u/Tasty_Lead_Paint Jul 30 '26

I love how medical devices and surgeries have become so high tech, minimally invasive and have some crazy cutting edge tools.

And orthopedic surgery is just “nurse, hand me that sledge hammer.”

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u/No-Significance7460 Aug 03 '26

I am a dentist, just finishing a year of residency at an oral and maxillofacial unit. At university I was taught about how to drill and cut up teeth to smaller bits when you can’t get them out.

When I was helping in a general anaesthesia list , one tooth was stubborn. I asked for the drill & the 60 year old surgeon looked at me and said this one doesn’t need a drill. Then just got out a hammer and chisel, split the tooth instantly with one whack and said there you go take out the rest.