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* Wario's story in ''VideoGame/WarioWare Touched!'' has Wario chewing through a large amount of sweets until he rots his teeth out. He takes a trip to Dr. Payne's Dental Clinic who cleans and fixes his teeth before warning him to stay away from the sweets. At the end of the story he brushes off Dr. Payne's advice and orders ten pies before rotting his teeth again. He returns to Dr. Payne who said he expected Wario would return.

* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' episode "Eye, Tooth" has Carlton and Will accidentally breaking Creator/WilliamShatner's tooth due to the former's trekkie obsession, to which Shatner refuses to appear on Hilary's show. When Will and Carlton visit Shatner at the dentist office to apologize, they end up causing havoc when they disconnect the nitrous oxide tubing from the unit, filling the air in the exam room with nitrous and making Will, Carlton and Shatner completely loopy.

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* In ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'', the demon Akane has to go to the dentist because of a toothache, and she goes to severe length to avoid it. That includes time travelling to dinosaur age. And the pain made her lose control of her power, resulting in meteors falling to earth and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a very bad day for Youko]].

* In ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure'', Makoto gets a cavity in one episode and is afraid to go to the dentist because of the drills. At the same time, they're also trying to get her to set a good example for Ai-chan, who has started to grow in her first teeth and needs to learn to tolerate them being brushed.
* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' has two examples, one from the manga and one from the anime. Both stories are very similar in that both Chibi-Usa and Usagi get cavities (with Usagi being afraid of the dentist and Chibi-Usa not even knowing what cavities are because she didn't get them in her time period) and go to a seemingly-nice dental office, only to find out that the dentist is actually an enemy. In the manga version, it's a side story where the dentist is an evil spirit that purposely gives people cavities, whereas in the anime, it's a regular episode of Super S where Palla-Palla is the one who created the fake dentist's office using dolls.

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* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': Season 3’s “The Not-So-Rose-Colored Glasses” (where Jan gets glasses) saw Mike and Alice use a dentist appointment as a diversionary to get Carol out of the house so the kids could get a picture taken (for an anniversary gift).
* The B-Plot in the ''Series/CityGuys'' episode "Shock Jock" involves El-Train getting a toothache early on in the episode, with Cassidy strong-arming him into going to a dentist due to his fear of seeing one. He gets over his fear late in the episode... after realizing that the dentist he's scheduled to see is a beautiful young woman.
-->'''El-Train''': Bring it on, doc. My teeth are all yours.
* One of famed comedian Creator/DannyKaye's last screen appearances was an episode of ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' where Rudy's friend Peter has to visit the dentist. Rudy and Cliff tag along to show him that there's nothing to be scared of. Kaye and Cosby end up engaging in HamToHamCombat, as Cliff goes through an examination to demonstrate how easy it is.
* ''Series/FamilyMatters'': The A-plot of “Good Cop, Bad Cop” (Eddie being racially profiled by an overzealous police officer and his rookie partner) was as dramatic and relevant as any in the series run ... but what would this show be without slapstick comedy involving the resident nerd? That comes in the B-plot, where Urkel takes a worrier Richie to the dentist to show him there’s not a thing to worry about ... except that the gas used to sedate patients could make you completely loopy and cause you to drive the dentist absolutely crazy.
* The B-Plot of the ''Series/FullHouse'' episode "It's Not My Job" sees Stephanie having her first cavity following a checkup at the dentist. When she goes in to get it filled a week later, Joey helps her overcome her fear.
* In the B-Plot of the ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie'' episode, "Charlie in Charge", P.J. is afraid of going to the dentist for an appointment, and since Bob has to take Amy to the spa (with a side-stop to get rid of a possum, later revealed to be a [[SmellySkunk skunk]]), Teddy has to take P.J. to the dentist. She does so by tricking him into thinking she broke her tooth. This leaves Gabe and Jo to look after Charlie until they get back. Because P.J. puts up quite a fight, Teddy's tooth is broken for real, and thus both Teddy and P.J. have to spend the rest of the day at the dentist.
* One episode of ''Series/HannahMontana'' has Miley breaking her tooth, and she has to prove she can visit the dentist without having her father hold her hand. It proves to be a mistake, especially since her regular dentist is on vacation.
* In the ''Series/ICarly'' episode "iThink They Kissed" Sam tells Carly she hasn't seen a dentist in over 12 years which leaves Carly to take Sam to the same dentist she and Spencer visit. Sam winds up attacking the dentist out of panic and anxiety so he gives her a sedative before replacing a tooth and filling three cavities. The episode's second half kicks off when Sam, still heavily sedated, tells Carly that she kissed Freddie once.
* In the ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' episode "Tooth and Consequences", Al gets a toothache for the first time in ages, and goes to the dentist. The dentist is bitter over his wife divorcing him and his lover being a GoldDigger. Needless to say, it doesn't end well for Al. Making matters worse for Al, Peg finally caves and cooks a meal for her family, and Al can't eat it because of the effects of his dentist trip.
* In the ''Series/{{MASH}}'' episode, "The Tooth Shall Set You Free", Charles had a toothache and would not see a dentist. Near the end, the black officer who helped them resolve the B-plot of the episode (a racist colonel who intentionally sends black soldiers on the most dangerous missions, so they either get killed or get more rotation points so they can be discharged faster) is revealed to be a dentist. The tag at the end has Hawkeye treating the dentist because Charles bit his finger.
* ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'': Mr. Rogers comes along with Marylin Barnett and her nephew as he visits the dentist in episode 1416. In episode 1629, he would go in for his own checkup. Both episodes deal with proper oral hygiene as well as fear of the dentist.
%%* A darker version of this trope appears in ''Series/{{Monk}}''. In the episode ''Mr. Monk Goes to The Dentist'', Adrian Monk has to prove Lieutenant Disher witnessed a murder as he was going under for oral surgery. In order to investigate, Monk has to face his phobia of dentists and go undercover as a patient.
* After causing some hijinks for being late from his dental appointment, ''Series/MrBean'' tries to fix his own cavities after accidentally sedating his dentist, sticking his jaw shut when trying to seal them. The animated series uses the same plot with different gags, but with the premise involving tooth replacement.
* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' had "Lemming of the BDA," a dentist/secret agent cracking down on the Big Cheese, a "naughty dentist" that made that one fatal mistake. It has Arthur Lemming at the end treating a patient and signing off with "Bye for now. Keep your teeth clean."
* ''Series/MurdochMysteries'': The B-plot of "Invention Convention" revolves around Inspector Brackenreid's aching tooth and his avoidance of the dreaded dentist's drill. His wife books him an appointment and accompanies him, but he has Constable Higgins interrupt with a vague work excuse to summon him away. Meanwhile, he's been using cocaine and heroin to dull the pain, with mood swings and drowsiness ensuing. Constable Crabtree comes upon Higgins outside the dentist's office and sends his colleague away on the errand Murdoch had just assigned him. Then he enters the dentist's office, tells the inspector that he ''isn't'' needed right away, and picks up a nearby apple, taking a bite as he leaves. Brackenreid is heard hollering in agony in the background as Crabtree pauses outside the dental office. Later in the episode (once the pain has subsided), Brackenreid grudgingly praises Crabtree for his guts in acting as he did.
* Given that one of the main characters is a dentist, ''Series/MyFamily'' inverts this with plots started by guest characters visiting the dentist.
* In the ''Series/NorthernExposure'' episode "Jaws of Life", a traveling dentist makes his routine visit to Cicely, and the townsfolk go out of their way to avoid him as much as possible.
* In the ''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers'' episode "Thrills and Drills", Ravi ends up getting a toothache and needs to go to the dentist as the pain is getting in the way of being a Ranger. However, the poor guy's terrified of dentists after a bad experience. It takes watching Nate push through his fear of spiders to convince himself to get it over with.
* The July 8, 1974 telecast of ''Series/{{Tattletales}}'' posited this question to the wives: "Which of you is braver at facing the dentist?" Dick Gautier unequivocally said his wife Barbara Stuart was braver. "I have to get a shot just to have him look at me!" Dick would tell. Barbara concurred she was braver.
* One episode of ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'' sees Corey afraid of the dentist. Raven ends up taking him, but doesn't share that she's had a vision of the dentist looking into his mouth and saying he has a cavity. She was right to keep it a secret...because ''she's'' the one who the dentist was talking to in the vision. It turns out she's just as afraid of the drill, and the two end up running away and posing as dentists themselves to try and escape.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/AbbyHatcher'' episode "Abby's Afraid" has Abby get her first loose tooth on the same day she has an appointment with the dentist Dr. Anna, and she's afraid to see her as she thinks she'll want to pull the tooth out, so she tries to avoid her with Fuzzly emergencies.
* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "[[Recap/AdventureTimeS6E21Dentist Dentist]]" plays with this. The episode opens with Finn refusing to "go dentist" to fix his toothache. The show [[WidgetSeries being what it is]], it turns out that "going dentist" means [[spoiler:"working as a mercenary for an ant colony in exchange for dental work"]], and the episode focuses on fighting and TeethClenchedTeamwork (no pun intended).
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': One of the pilot shorts, "Pain Pain Go Away" begins with Jimmy and Carl at [[PunnyName Dr. Pane's]] dentistry. Carl is afraid of getting his teeth drilled, but Jimmy helps him overcome this fear with his Pain Trasferrence Helmet, which transfers any pain he experiences to someone else. As Dr. Pane drills Jimmy's teeth, Jimmy transfers his pain to Cindy. Cindy soon finds out and gets ahold of Jimmy's helmet, [[TheDogBitesBack transferring her pain to Jimmy as payback]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} (1993)'': In "[[Recap/AnimaniacsEpisode18 Nothing But the Tooth]]", Rasputin gets a toothache, and to his horror, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot are his dentists. In the ''Wheel of Morality'' segment that follows, the episode's moral is "Brush your teeth after every meal. This moral brought to you by the American Dental Association."
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Atomic Betty}}'' episode "Attack of the Evil Space Baby" sees a fearful Betty needing a cavity filled, but before she could proceed with her appointment, she is called to stop Infantor from destroying the galaxy, at the same time, causing worry for her mother and the doctor when they discover she's disappeared from the dentist chair. Betty bravely goes through with her appointment after Infantor is defeated.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': "Arthur's Tooth", adapted from a book of the same name, deals with Arthur having a loose tooth. He visits the dentist, who tells him that everyones' teeth fall out at different ages and there's nothing wrong with not having lost a tooth.
* ''WesternAnimation/BeanyAndCecil'': The 1988 episode "Radio With a Bite!" has Cecil at the dentist to treat a swollen and rotting tooth (it's John Kricfalusi, so of course they're going to show the tooth). Dishonest John, disguised as a dental tech, plants a radio receiver in Cecil's mouth and transmits orders to steal a valuable painting from the museum.
* The ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'' episode "Hurty Tooth" has Cricket taken to the dentist because of a rotten tooth. He is at first freaked out because of horror stories Gramma told him about doctors taking anything they can, but Cricket eventually relents due to how painful the tooth has become, as well as being scared by the sight of Gramma's dentures.
* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers''
** The episode "Dr. Yap" sees Bob being heavily medicated after a visit to the titular dentist, mistaking Linda's sister, Gayle, for her.
** "The Kids Run Away" has all the Belcher kids go in for a dental checkup. After finding out she has a really bad cavity, Louise is terrified of getting it filled and runs away with her siblings to Aunt Gayle's apartment. By the end of the episode with a lot of support (and a bit of action role-playing) she is convinced to get the cavity filled.
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{CatDog}}'' episode "Teeth for Two" has the titular twins visiting the dentist for a checkup, but when Dog's teeth come out perfect, Cat's teeth are rotting and decaying. An X-ray reveals after the fact that whatever damage Dog does to his teeth will affect Cat's teeth and vice-versa, and unless Dog changes his diet, Cat will need surgery to control the condition. Soon enough, the two get into a big fight to ruin the other's teeth, from eating other items besides food to physical violence, only to succeed in badly damaging each other's teeth when they collide with a landing plane while fighting on a mobile staircase. The twins eventually get their teeth fixed[[spoiler:, but then develop a food allergy from their tooth war and have to be shaved down and dipped in a bath of acid]].
* The ''WesternAnimation/CoconutFredsFruitSaladIsland'' episode "Fruit Canal" is about Coconut Fred accompanying Bingo Cherry as he visits the dentist to have a toothache taken care of.
* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' combines this trope with a mystery episode. A mysterious villain known as Knightbrace begins attacking the children of Sector V one by one, "evilly" whitening their teeth and providing proper dental care. The kids suspect the local dentist, whose office is right next door to the local candy shop where they go to deliberately ruin their teeth. In a twist ending, it turns out the ''candy shop owner'' is Knightbrace--he wanted to be a dentist but was rejected from dental school (for trying to put braces on babies), and being forced to open a sweet shop and watch children eat sugary treats all day has driven him over the edge. And in a further subversion, the dentist ends up being the one to save the kids!
* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'': In [[Recap/DanVsS1E3DanVsTheDentist "Dan Vs. The Dentist"]], Dan has to see the dentist after breaking a tooth. Dan protests this, believing that all dentists are con men who ''cause'' more tooth problems than they solve, for their own job security. [[spoiler:And it turns out Dan is ''completely right''. His dentist is, in fact, a tooth-themed supervillain.]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace'' episode, "[[Recap/DennisTheMenace1986S1E25 Nothing But the Tooth]]", Joey has a loose tooth and is afraid of having it fall out. Dennis tells Joey to go to the dentist to have it taken out, but Joey is afraid of dentists. He's even afraid of the tooth fairy when Dennis tells him that he can get money from her for his tooth. Dennis has [=PeeBee=] invent a robot to extract Joey's tooth, and when [=PeeBee=] tests it on Mr. Wilson by [[FalseTeethTomfoolery having it take his dentures]], this frightens Joey even more. At the end of the episode, Joey overcomes his fear when Dennis accidentally knocks out his tooth at the dentist's office, but when Dennis finds out that he has a dental check-up, [[HereWeGoAgain he becomes afraid of going to the dentist]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheDeputyDawgShow'': Deputy Dawg's dentist hires Muskie and Vincent Van Gopher to bring DD in for his annual checkup. Of course DD's is a craven coward when it comes to the dentist, so Muskie and Vince strain a sinew to accomish the task.
* One "Justice Friends" segment of ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', aptly named "Pain in the Mouth", features the Infraggable Krunk getting a corn chip stuck in his tooth and suffering extreme dental pain. Valhallen repeatedly points out that Krunk just needs to see a dentist, but Major Glory, who has a pathological fear of them, insists on increasingly desperate schemes to cure Krunk, including having other Justice Friends attack his mouth and deliberately leaving the giant in the middle of a public square, then announcing to every villain in town that "a single punch to the jaw" would defeat him. After all of these plots fail, Krunk finally agrees to visit the dentist, and the visit is perfectly pleasant--there's even a AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle moment at the end of the episode where the characters tell the audience that seeing the dentist at least once a year is important[[spoiler:, as well as Major Glory needing loads of dental work as a means of paying the price for doing other peoples' jobs and neglecting his own dental health]].
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' has the titular Doug getting his first cavity. He starts panicking and has various frightening {{Imagine Spot}}s, however the actual dentist is quite nice.
* The ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' episode "Dental Illness" has Fanboy catching a toothache from the one tooth he never brushes and has to go to the dentist to get it extracted. The dentist he sees is a ''vampire''.
* ''WesternAnimation/HarryAndHisBucketFullOfDinosaurs'' has an episode where Trike gets a hornache from eating too much candy and has to visit the "horntist".
* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': The start of the episode "Helga Blabs it All" sees Helga visiting the dentist to have a cavity filled. While under the influence of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) during the procedure, she becomes so loopy, she calls the boarding house and leaves a message professing her love for Arnold, and then has to infiltrate the boarding house to erase the message before Arnold hears it.
* [[WesternAnimation/TheHuckleberryHoundShow Huckleberry Hound]] is the titular "Pet Vet," and here he's been summoned to treat a zoo lion with a sore tooth. Winning the lion's trust is as difficult as it usually appears for Huck.
* A ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' episode sees the titular hunk being dragged to the local dental college for a toothache (he's apparently been brushing with cane sugar and molasses). To trick him, Mama Bravo tells him that they're actually going to the "Happy Fun Park," and Johnny spends almost all of the episode believing that the dentist is actually an employee who will change his dollars for quarters. When Johnny finally realizes what's going on, the dentist easily solves his problem--there was a pine nut stuck in his gums. Johnny is then given a [[PostTreatmentLollipop lollipop]], which he tries to bite and ends up breaking his teeth.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunesCartoons'': In "The Daffy Dentist", Porky pays a visit to Daffy Duck to help relieve a sore tooth.
* The ''WesternAnimation/MaoMaoHeroesOfPureHeart'' episode "Flyaway" has Adorabat being so afraid of going to the dentist that she transcends her mortal form just to get out of going.
* "WesternAnimation/TheMerryOldSoul" has WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit going to the dentist for a difficult tooth extraction, although the plot takes a sharp turn when Oswald hears a radio story reporting that the king is depressed.
* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': "Tooth Or Consequences", where the kids are scared to go to the dentist because of a sensational video.
* The ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984'' episode, "Dental Hyjinks" is about Fozzie getting a loose tooth and being afraid to go to the dentist. Nanny ends up taking him to the dentist, leaving the others worried, but Fozzie ends up coming back perfectly fine, and the other babies are so impressed by what Fozzie got from the dentist that they want to go too.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'' episode, "Butter's First Check-up", Butter is afraid of going to the dentist for her very first check-up, so Peanut and Jelly try to show her that dental visits are nothing to be afraid of.
* ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls'':
** Near the end of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 1998 original series]] episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E12MoralDecayMeetTheBeatAlls Moral Decay]]", where all the villains were beaten up by Buttercup for their teeth while she was doing her duties as a heroine, but eventually became impatient after a day of no crime and beat them up unwarranted, after she learns the tooth fairy gives money in exchange for [[LooseToothEpisode loose teeth]] after accidentally knocking Bubbles's tooth out and plotted to amass a fortune in order to purchase a new punching bag. [[EvenEvilHasStandards The villains]], as well as Blossom and Bubbles after they learn what Buttercup was doing behind their backs, [[EnemyMine all agree it shouldn't be like this]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards she needs to be taught a lesson]]. When the girls are called to a supposed emergency at the museum, Blossom and Bubbles let all the toothless villains [[KarmicInjury beat up Buttercup and knock all her teeth out]] [[DoWithHimAsYouWill in return]]. [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted Moreover, Buttercup loses the stash of money she obtained through her scheme]] [[LaserGuidedKarma when the Professor uses it to pay her dental bills]].
--->'''Buttercup:''' ''[[[OhCrap frightened]] upon confrontation from the villains]'' Uh, girls, uh... a little help here?\\
'''Blossom:''' Sorry, Buttercup, you know what they say; an eye for an eye...\\
'''Bubbles:''' ''[[[{{Lisp}} lisping]]]'' And a tooth for a tooth!\\
''[Buttercup is beaten up by the villains, then the scene switches to the dentist office, where the girls and the professor are sitting in the waiting room. As Blossom and Bubbles gleefully look on, Buttercup sheepishly shows the injuries she sustained from her beating to the Professor]''\\
'''Prof. Utonium:''' Well, Buttercup, I can’t say I’m proud of you, but I do know this lesson will surely teach you one thing: the value of... ''[produces the stash]'' a dollar!\\
''[Buttercup gasps in shock, as her sisters revealed her actions to the Professor]''\\
'''Prof. Utonium:''' Yes, I think this will just about cover your dental bills.\\
''[Bubbles blows a raspberry at Buttercup, who sighs despondently as she goes into the exam room]''
** In the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 2016 reboot]] episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirls2016S02E20ToothOrConsequences Tooth or Consequences]]", the girls have to get their teeth cleaned at the dentist. Blossom, unfortunately, has pain in her tooth. When Buttercup scares her with stories of tooth drilling, Blossom avoids seeing the dentist. Blossom develops a swelling on her face which eventually ends up with her transforming into a monster. The Professor, after revealing to the sisters he knows Blossom avoided her appointment [[spoiler:due to receiving a bill for only Bubbles and Buttercup]], is able to talk down Blossom, and in the end, she goes to the dentist, but [[HereWeGoAgain the same thing happens again when she needs braces]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' episode, "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS1E13CabinFeverRinseAndSpit Rinse and Spit]]", Filburt uses Rocko as a test patient so that he can pass his final exam at dental school, the teacher being Dr. Paula Hutchison. When Filburt discovers that Rocko has a cavity in one of his teeth, he attempts to take an X-ray, but Rocko's tooth then escapes from Rocko's mouth, uses the rays from the X-ray machine to [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever make him grow to an enormous size]] and goes on a rampage. In order to pass the final part of the exam, Filburt has to return Rocko's tooth to its normal size. The episode ends with [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle a segment where Gordon, a disembodied talking leg advises the viewers to take proper care of their teeth]][[spoiler:, not to mention Rocko went to see a real dentist to have his cavity fixed]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "Last Exit to Springfield", Mr. Burns tries to remove the nuclear power plant's dental plan. Homer realizes that this means he'll have to pay for Lisa's braces, and begins a strike to get the dental plan back. By the end of the episode, Lisa gets her braces at the dentist's office, which are completely invisible. Additionally, Ralph Wiggum goes to the dentist, who interrogates him into admitting that he doesn't brush three times a day.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS9E26MutinyOnTheKrustyTheWholeTooth The Whole Tooth]]", Patrick is afraid of the dentist, not wanting to go despite an awful toothache. [=SpongeBob=] convinces him to go, and it turns out that he needs to have his last baby tooth removed. Patrick still tries to keep his baby tooth, but after [=SpongeBob=] tells him about the Tooth Ferry (a cruise ship for teeth, taking them to a tropical island), he allows his tooth to be taken out.
* The ''WesternAnimation/TazMania'' episode "Toothache Taz" had Taz suffering from toothache, and going to the [[DitzyGenius Platypus Brothers]] instead of a proper dentist with his mom. After several attempts to remove it (and losing a healthy tooth instead of the right one), he runs out of their house, and goes to the doctor with Mom.
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** Near the end of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 1998 original series]] episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E12MoralDecayMeetTheBeatAlls Moral Decay]]", where all the villains were beaten up by Buttercup for their teeth while she was doing her duties as a heroine, but eventually became impatient after a day of no crime and beat them up unwarranted, after she learns the tooth fairy gives money in exchange for [[LooseToothEpisode loose teeth]] after accidentally knocking Bubbles's tooth out and plotting to amass a fortune in order to purchase a new punching bag. [[EvenEvilHasStandards The villains]], as well as Blossom and Bubbles after they learn what Buttercup was doing behind their backs, [[EnemyMine all agree it shouldn't be like this]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards she needs to be taught a lesson]]. When the girls are called to a supposed emergency at the museum, Blossom and Bubbles let all the toothless villains [[KarmicInjury beat up Buttercup and knock all her teeth out]] [[DoWithHimAsYouWill in return]]. [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted Moreover, Buttercup loses the stash of money she obtained through her scheme]] [[LaserGuidedKarma when the Professor uses it to pay her dental bills]].

** Near the end of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 1998 original series]] episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E12MoralDecayMeetTheBeatAlls Moral Decay]]", where all the villains were beaten up by Buttercup for their teeth while she was doing her duties as a heroine, but eventually became impatient and beat them up unwarranted, after she learns the tooth fairy gives money in exchange for [[LooseToothEpisode loose teeth]] after accidentally knocking Bubbles's tooth out and plotting to amass a fortune in order to purchase a new punching bag. [[EvenEvilHasStandards The villains]], as well as Blossom and Bubbles after they learn what Buttercup was doing behind their backs, [[EnemyMine all agree it shouldn't be like this]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards she needs to be taught a lesson]]. When the girls are called to a supposed emergency at the museum, Blossom and Bubbles let all the toothless villains [[KarmicInjury beat up Buttercup and knock all her teeth out]] [[DoWithHimAsYouWill in return]]. [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted Moreover, Buttercup loses the stash of money she obtained through her scheme]] [[LaserGuidedKarma when the Professor uses it to pay her dental bills]].

** Near the end of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 1998 original series]] episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E12MoralDecayMeetTheBeatAlls Moral Decay]]", where all the villains were beaten up by Buttercup for their teeth, even when they're not committing any crimes, after she learns the tooth fairy gives money in exchange for [[LooseToothEpisode loose teeth]] after accidentally knocking Bubbles's tooth out and plotting to amass a fortune in order to purchase a new punching bag. [[EvenEvilHasStandards The villains]], as well as Blossom and Bubbles after they learn what Buttercup was doing behind their backs, [[EnemyMine all agree it shouldn't be like this]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards she needs to be taught a lesson]]. When the girls are called to a supposed emergency at the museum, Blossom and Bubbles let all the toothless villains [[KarmicInjury beat up Buttercup and knock all her teeth out]] [[DoWithHimAsYouWill in return]]. [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted Moreover, Buttercup loses the stash of money she obtained through her scheme]] [[LaserGuidedKarma when the Professor uses it to pay her dental bills]].

** Near the end of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 1998 original series]] episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E12MoralDecayMeetTheBeatAlls Moral Decay]]", where all the villains were beaten up by Buttercup for their teeth, even when they're not committing any crimes, after she learns the tooth fairy gives money in exchange for [[LooseToothEpisode loose teeth]] after accidentally knocking Bubbles's tooth out and plotting to amass a fortune. [[EvenEvilHasStandards The villains]], as well as Blossom and Bubbles after they learn what Buttercup was doing behind their backs, [[EnemyMine all agree it shouldn't be like this]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards she needs to be taught a lesson]]. When the girls are called to a supposed emergency at the museum, Blossom and Bubbles let all the toothless villains [[KarmicInjury beat up Buttercup and knock all her teeth out]] [[DoWithHimAsYouWill in return]]. [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted Moreover, Buttercup loses the stash of money she obtained through her scheme]] [[LaserGuidedKarma when the Professor uses it to pay her dental bills]].

''[Buttercup is beaten up by the villains, then the scene switches to the dentist office, where Blossom and Bubbles gleefully look on as Buttercup sheepishly shows the injuries she sustained from her beating to the Professor]''\\

''[Buttercup is beaten up by the villains, then the scene switches to the dentist office, where Buttercup shows the injuries she sustained from her beating]''\\

''[Bubbles gleefully blows a raspberry at Buttercup, who sighs despondently as she goes into the exam room]''

'''Bubbles:''' ''[[[{{Lisp}} lisping]]]'' And a tooth for a tooth!

** Near the end of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 1998 original series]] episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E12MoralDecayMeetTheBeatAlls Moral Decay]]", where all the villains were beaten up by Buttercup for their teeth, even when they're not committing any crimes, after she learns the tooth fairy gives money in exchange for [[LooseToothEpisode loose teeth]] after accidentally knocking Bubbles's tooth out and plotting to amass a fortune. [[EvenEvilHasStandards The villains]], as well as Blossom and Bubbles after they learn what Buttercup was doing behind their backs, [[EnemyMine all agree it shouldn't be like this]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards she needs to be taught a lesson]]. When the girls are called to a supposed emergency at the museum, [[KarmicInjury Blossom and Bubbles let all the toothless villains beat up Buttercup]] [[KarmicInjury and knock all her teeth out]] [[DoWithHimAsYouWill in return]]. [[LaserGuidedKarma Moreover, Buttercup loses the stash of money she obtained through her scheme]] [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted when the Professor uses it to pay her dental bills]].

** Near the end of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 1998 original series]] episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E12MoralDecayMeetTheBeatAlls Moral Decay]]", where all the villains were beaten up by Buttercup for their teeth, even when they're not committing any crimes, after she learns the tooth fairy gives money in exchange for [[LooseToothEpisode loose teeth]] after accidentally knocking Bubbles's tooth out and plotting to amass a fortune. [[EvenEvilHasStandards The villains]], as well as Blossom and Bubbles after they learn what Buttercup was doing behind their backs, [[EnemyMine all agree it shouldn't be like this]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards she needs to be taught a lesson]]. When the girls are called to a supposed emergency at the museum, [[KarmicInjury Blossom and Bubbles let all the toothless villains beat up Buttercup]] [[KarmicInjury and knock all her teeth out]] [[DoWithHimAsYouWill in return]]. [[LaserGuidedKarma Moreover, Buttercup loses all the money she obtained through her scheme when the Professor finds and confiscates it, then uses it to pay her dental bills]].

** Near the end of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 1998 original series]] episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E12MoralDecayMeetTheBeatAlls Moral Decay]]", where all the villains were beaten up by Buttercup for their teeth, even when they're not committing any crimes, after she learns the tooth fairy gives money in exchange for [[LooseToothEpisode loose teeth]] after accidentally knocking Bubbles's tooth out and plotting to amass a fortune. [[EvenEvilHasStandards The villains]], as well as Blossom and Bubbles after they learn what Buttercup was doing behind their backs, [[EnemyMine all agree it shouldn't be like this]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards she needs to be taught a lesson]]. When the girls are called to a supposed emergency at the museum, [[KarmicInjury Blossom and Bubbles let all the toothless villains beat up Buttercup]] [[KarmicInjury and knock all her teeth out]]. [[LaserGuidedKarma Moreover, Buttercup loses all the money she obtained through her scheme when the Professor finds and confiscates it, then uses it to pay her dental bills]].

Compare to TheTonsillitisEpisode, which is very similar. Like its sister trope, this trope is less apparent than it used to be, but it will still appear. Sometimes overlaps with SickEpisode. Can also overlap with DIYDentistry if the patient attempted to pull the tooth out before going to the dentist.

** Near the end of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 1998 original series]] episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E12MoralDecayMeetTheBeatAlls Moral Decay]]", where all the villains were beaten up by Buttercup for their teeth, even when they're not committing any crimes, after she learns the tooth fairy gives money in exchange for [[LooseToothEpisode loose teeth]] after accidentally knocking Bubbles's tooth out and plotting to amass a fortune. [[EvenEvilHasStandards The villains]], as well as Blossom and Bubbles after they learn what Buttercup was doing behind their backs, [[EnemyMine all agree it shouldn't be like this]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards she needs to be taught a lesson]]. When the girls are called to a supposed emergency at the museum, [[LaserGuidedKarma Blossom and Bubbles let all the toothless villains beat up Buttercup]] [[KarmicInjury and knock all her teeth out]]. Moreover, Buttercup loses all the money she obtained through her scheme when the Professor uses it to pay her dental bills.

** Near the end of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 1998 original series]] episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E12MoralDecayMeetTheBeatAlls Moral Decay]]", where all the villains were beaten up by Buttercup for their teeth, even when they're not committing any crimes, after she learns the tooth fairy gives money in exchange for [[LooseToothEpisode loose teeth]] after accidentally knocking Bubbles's tooth out and plotting to amass a fortune. [[EvenEvilHasStandards The villains]], as well as Blossom and Bubbles after they learn what Buttercup was doing behind their backs, [[EveryoneHasStandards all agree it shouldn't be like this and she needs to be taught a lesson]]. When the girls are called to a supposed emergency at the museum, [[LaserGuidedKarma Blossom and Bubbles let all the toothless villains beat up Buttercup]] [[KarmicInjury and knock all her teeth out]]. Moreover, Buttercup loses all the money she obtained through her scheme when the Professor uses it to pay her dental bills.

** Near the end of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 1998 original series]] episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E12MoralDecayMeetTheBeatAlls Moral Decay]]", where all the villains were beaten up by Buttercup for their teeth, even when they're not committing any crimes, after she learns the tooth fairy gives money in exchange for [[LooseToothEpisode loose teeth]] after accidentally knocking Bubbles's tooth out and plotting to amass a fortune. [[EvenEvilHasStandards The villains]], as well as Blossom and Bubbles after they learn what Buttercup was doing behind their backs, [[EveryoneHasStandards all agree it shouldn't be like this and she needs to be taught a lesson]]. When the girls are called to a supposed emergency at the museum, [[LaserGuidedKarma Blossom and Bubbles let all the toothless villains beat up Buttercup and knock all her teeth out]]. Moreover, Buttercup loses all the money she obtained through her scheme when the Professor uses it to pay her dental bills.

* A ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' episode sees the titular hunk being dragged to the local dental college for a toothache (he's apparently been brushing with cane sugar and molasses). To trick him, Mama Bravo tells him that they're actually going to the "Happy Fun Park," and Johnny spends almost all of the episode believing that the dentist is actually an employee who will change his dollars for quarters. When Johnny finally realizes what's going on, the dentist easily solves his problem--there was a pine nut stuck in his gums. Johnny is then given a lollipop, which he tries to bite and ends up breaking his teeth.

* ''Open Wide! A Visit to the Denist'' is a book based on ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''. In this book, Angelica and Susie go to the dentist to get their teeth checked.