I just broke my molar. Ask me anything!

[Modem Butterfly]

Really, take my mind off this, please!

[skygazer]

1. Do you keep sticking you tongue into it

To see if it's still there?

[Modem Butterfly]

2. Yes!

[Richardo]

4. Then everything's normal

Have you called the dentist yet?? :scared:

[Modem Butterfly]

7. Bastard's office is closed until tomorrow for some kind of "team builder"

I left a message with the answering service.

[Richardo]

9. Bastard. Leave another message:

"I got a team RIGHT HERE, bud!! Build THIS!!"

Then never go to him again. He will hurt you.

[mongo]

3. Get some clove oil - quick

until you can get to the dentist - actually the clove oil will relieve the pain better than prescription narcotics - but the combination will not make you care so much about it.

Sorry about this - I can sympathize.

[Modem Butterfly]

5. It doesn't even hurt

I wouldn't have known I did it except the chunk got caught in some other teeth.

[Richardo]

10. "some other teeth"

Why is that so funny? :rofl:

[Shell Beau]

6. Ouch!

:o

[spinbaby]

8. I had that happen a few weeks ago.

It sucks getting older--I keep falling apart. My dentist just wound up putting a really big filling where a chunk fell off my tooth and everything is okay now.

[Modem Butterfly]

11. In this case, it seems to be about 90% of the whole damn tooth

It really freaks me out that it doesn't hurt.

[FuzzySlippers]

15. Did you actually look to see how big the hole is

or did you just probe it with your tongue? It can feel a lot worse than it is.

[Modem Butterfly]

20. The whole thing is completely freaking GONE

Just gone. I can feel a very small, jagged edge on one part of the tooth, but other than that, it's gone.

[FuzzySlippers]

21. Oh. Sorry.

:-(

[jane_pippin]

12. That's awful! Take a few shots of booze. That will help you forget

Last year I broke one of my (almost) front teeth off on a friggin' sandwich while I was at work. It was bad. I looked like a Hee Haw extra for about 2 weeks.

[Deep13]

13. Get thee to an endodontist.

It will need to be rooted, posted and capped. A regular dentist cannot do that. One needs a dental microscope to find all the root canals in a molar.

[FuzzySlippers]

16. Not necessarily. I broke a molar and I just needed a crown,

no root canal. Don't freak Butterfly out any more than is necessary.

[Modem Butterfly]

18. I already had a root canal on that tooth anyway

[Deep13]

22. She said she broke off about 90%.

If it is all dentin, then you are right. If the pulp is exposed, RTC is necessary. I know because I have had about a dozen of them.

By the way, the procedure is a piece of cake. It just takes awhile. No cause to be nervous, at least until you get the bill.

[Modem Butterfly]

25. They did a root canal a few years ago on that tooth

There's no roots to canal this time. I imagine they'll probably just take out the whole freaking thing.

[Deep13]

26. Was it posted and capped?

Unless the root was damaged, it can still be fixed.

[Modem Butterfly]

31. No, it wasn't

My dental plan will cover an extraction or a stainless steel crown at 100%, but a post and crown at only 60%. So I may just go for the extraction, since it's a back tooth anyway.

[Deep13]

33. You know best, but ...

... it is a major chewing tooth. If you extract, you should at least get a partial made so the other teeth don't shift around. It will also help preserve the site for a bridge or implant later.

[Modem Butterfly]

34. I just realized I have an FSA with plenty of money in it

Duh. I'm not thinking very clearly today.

[Javaman]

14. Are you able to chew tinfoil?

[Modem Butterfly]

17. Aluminum makes up the greater part of my diet

But I prefer to get it through more robust means, such as cans and in naturally occuring rocks.

[Deep13]

23. Goddammit, don't even joke about that!

Asshole, how could you even suggest such a thing?!

:mad:

[Javaman]

24. You know, I like to take aluminum foil and just rub it on my teeth...

for kicks. But chewing it, is my real thrill.

[Deep13]

28. For those who don't know, ...

putting aluminum in your mouth creates a galvanic reaction when in contact with acidic saliva and metal crowns or fillings. In other words, your mouth becomes an electric battery. This will send an electric shock into your tooth. It hurts even if there is nothing wrong. If the nerve is inflamed, they will be peeling you off the ceiling.

[Beetwasher]

30. Yeah, Just The Thought Of Chewing Aluminum Give Me The Skivvies!

Aghhh!

[Javaman]

35. Let me back up for a second, first I like to chew on nuts and bolts...

so my teeth crack and become inflamed, THEN I chew on the foil.

Man, it's a thrill you have to try. But you know, what really get's me going?

Nails on a chaulk board, damn, it's like listening to soothing classical music.

[Taverner]

19. Ouch!

Um....ouch!

I can't ask you anything...just wince alongside you there

:hug:

[Beetwasher]

27. I Think You Should Try A Homeopathic Remedy, Or Perhaps Some Prayer

:evilgrin:

Sorry to hear about that, that stinks!

[Deep13]

29. How come these faith healers never cure visible injuries?

You never see someone regrow a missing leg on the Ernest Angely show.

[Modem Butterfly]

32. Maybe if I'd had fluordated water growing up, this wouldn't have happened

:evilfrown:

[Gormy Cuss]

36. How's the weather ?

What's your favorite frozen confection?

When you're at your desk facing forward, do your feet align on a north-south or east-west axis?

(you asked us to take your mind off of it....)

[Modem Butterfly]

37. Rainy

Ben and Jerry's Coffe Heath Bar Crunch

North/South