The female dentist pulls out a numbing needle to give the man a shot.
“No way! No needles! I hate needles!” says the patient.
The dentist starts to hook up the nitrous oxide, and the man objects. “No way! I can’t do the gas thing. The thought of having a mask on suffocates me!”
The dentist then asks the patient if he has any objection to taking a pill. “No objection at all,” the patient says. “I’m fine with pills.”
The dentist then returns and says, “Here’s a Viagra.”
The patient says, “Wow! I didn’t know Viagra worked as a pain killer!”
“It doesn’t,” said the dentist, “but it’s going to give you something to hold on to when I pull your tooth.”
A “Stiff” Lesson in Pain Management
It looks like you found a classic piece of dental humor! This joke plays on the patient’s extreme anxiety and the dentist’s—let’s say—unorthodox approach to finding a “handle” on the situation.
The Set-Up: We have the classic “difficult patient” who shoots down every standard medical intervention (local anesthetic and sedation).
The Twist: Usually, in medical jokes, the “pill” is a hidden sedative. Here, the dentist pivots to a side effect that provides a literal, albeit hilarious, grip for the patient to brace himself against the pain.
It’s definitely a reminder that while modern dentistry has many tools, sometimes the most effective one is just a good sense of humor (and maybe a sturdy pair of armrests).
