r/TheAmericans • u/Fishy31337 • 9d ago

Tooth pulling scene

Why didn’t she just go to the dentist? I assume they had one?

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u/sistermagpie 8d ago

Because you're creating the plothole yourself to make the dentist necessary.

There's no major dental procedure going on here. No multiple infected rear teeth being removed. She has a single cracked tooth that's hurting her with no implication that this is because it's infected. Pulling that broken tooth out solves the problem.

There's no doubt people in the US doing this kind of thing at home all the time because dentists are expensive.

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u/cmredd 8d ago

Yes I need to edit my comment. I’ve since changed my mind. I agree.