A big chunk of my molar just came off...

[XemaSab]

...ask me anything! :banghead:

[NJmaverick]

1. Hot tea or a nice slurpee?

:evilgrin:

just kidding, that sucks, hope you are able to get it fixed sooner rather than later.:hug:

[XemaSab]

2. I have an appointment for 11:30 tomorrow

It doesn't hurt, it's just jagged. :(

[Gormy Cuss]

6. Doesn't hurt is a good thing.

You will probably need a crown.

[dysfunctional press]

3. was it a crown, or the original tooth?

[XemaSab]

4. The original tooth

I am a little spazzed. I have never even had a cavity before. :(

[dysfunctional press]

10. how'd it happen?

i'm at the opposite end of the dental health spectrum- i'm 48 and have progressed to full dentures, top and bottom. nary a natural tooth left in my head.

[XemaSab]

16. I was eating a burrito and after I finished I did the "licking the teeth" move

and one of the teeth was newly pointy. :(

I didn't feel it happen at all. :shrug:

[Ptah]

5. Will this link help?

Hints from Heloise

[XemaSab]

7. I hate you

n/t

[Ptah]

12. .

:hi:

[dysfunctional press]

9. could you please tell me how to change the fonts back?

[Ptah]

11. Here's the link.

Sorry.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=set_normal_fonts

[liberaltrucker]

8. I had the lower left one yanked out a couple months ago

MUCH better now! Good luck!

:hug:

[mike_c]

13. crown time....

Been there.

[WildEyedLiberal]

14. UGH that happened to me earlier this year

It was a tooth I'd had filled a long time ago, when I was a kid. I had the filling redone a couple years ago, and obviously that weakened the tooth because a big chunk of it broke off when I was eating pizza this spring. I had to get a crown, and the first crown was awful - my tooth was super-sensitive to pressure and temperature and I couldn't even chew on that side of my mouth, so I had to get it redone. It's still a little sensitive - I can't bite down on anything really hard or brittle on that tooth - but it's as good as it's going to get I imagine.

Good luck x(

[WildEyedLiberal]

15. Hiccup dupe

[valerief]

17. That bites. nt

[XemaSab]

21. .

:eyes:

[valerief]

28. I do sympathize, but I couldn't resist. nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

18. Aw, crud. That really sucks.

[Capn Sunshine]

19. wow. You're definitely getting a crown.

know what's weird, when the dentist matches the crown to your other teeth it's never your idea of what color your teeth are.

[quakerboy]

20. Does that make you a cannibal?

I mean, you just ate yourself... and I assume you are the same species as yourself.... and this could go some unfortunate places so I am stopping now.

[Lethe]

22. if it hurts get some clove oil

it will stop any pain and infection

and it makes you and your bathroom smell spicy for a few hours.

:D

[MilesColtrane]

23. I cracked a molar on some ballpark nachos once.

Fortunately, I was well oiled at the time.

Question: Where did that burrito come from?

[XemaSab]

24. Taqueria los Gordos

'Cause fat and toothless is what Redding's all about. :D

[texanwitch]

25. There are discount dental cards.

Mine saved me tons of money.

All my filling went bad a one time, so crowns for me.

Plus other dental work.

I saved around $5,000.


You can find the discount dental cards on the internet.

Some are better insurance.

[jobycom]

26. I had that happen once. Dentist just pasted it up and told me I had great teeth.

I hadn't been to a dentist in 15 years at that point, and I was afraid my teeth were just falling out. He said it meant nothing, and just patched it up with sheetrock or whatever they use. No crown, no surgery. Never happened again.

[spinbaby]

27. That's been my experience, too

I've broken chunks off three molars now. It always felt huge and I always thought the worst. My dentist just casually patched up the damage.