anyone ever broken a tooth on food?

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:56 am

Was at my dads last night for a bbq, had some spanish saussages and steak and some other average stuff. Halfway through the saussage i feel a twinge of pain on the right side of my mouth as i bite into a snag, but it seems ok, so i don't worry too much.

I get to work this morning, a tooth feels a bit rough on the same point where i bit the night before. I have a look and it seems ok & nothing out of the ordinary. I bite into a chip or something and half of one of the points on my rhs jaw first molar fricking goes missing! No pain like the nerves are exposed, just an annoying feeling like i've got a rock in my mouth.

thankfully i've got health insurance, but stuffed if i know what they can do aside from taking the burr off and doing a bit of generic "fill in" to make sure it stays ok.

perfect bloody timing, hope i can get an appointment at the dentist before friday.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:08 pm

that sounds like fun..ive broken my teeth on sum guys fist before..does that count??

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:17 pm

yeah heaps of fun. my tounge feels like it's been attacked by a dozen scourer pads because theres a nice sharp bit of tooth pointing back towards it.

might have to resort to a peice of wet & dry to take the sharpness off the point when i get home, it's really shittin me off that much.

Ratmick · Post by **Ratmick** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:24 pm

mike-s wrote:might have to resort to a peice of wet & dry to take the sharpness off the point when i get home, it's really shittin me off that much.

...try a nail file (a metal one, not a sandpaper board).

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:42 pm

thats what i was thinkin, but for some daft reason (got up too early this morning) i said wet & dry.

sneakypete · Post by **sneakypete** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:03 pm

i feel your pain mike.

i broke mine on pizza the day after a mad piss up. same tooth as you.. i paid it no mind, and would use whiskey or rum to disinfect/numb the tooth (it works too). but i left it waaaayy too long and had to get root canal therapy on it (thank you Australian Army for free dental!!!)

now i look after my teeth 200% better than i used to.

and try not to play with the pointy part of your tooth too much... your tongue will get sore, and careful when you bite/chew coz the inside of your cheek may get caught and it hurts plenty

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:30 pm

it was the inside of the tooth, so it's not going to affect my cheek much. I'm planning to see a dentist asap if not sooner. just a prick of a time of year to have this happen though :-\.

I'm tryin to eat soft foods anyway, avoid using the right side of my jaw and wash my mouth out heaps. If im lucky they might just be able to cap the exposed part of my tooth and smooth the edges.

ive taken to it with a file just to take the sharp edge off the tooth so i can avoid slicing my tounge up any more than i already have (its f*in sore after today @ work)

and if it comes to root canal work, honestly, fuck it, im getting it pulled, its not worth the pain and suffering i've seen friends going through to get that shit fixed.

Redback · Post by **Redback** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:16 pm

Let nature take it's course!
I had a tiny metal rod fitted into my front tooth after i chipped them on the handle bars of a mates bike, after 30 odd years the fill they used on the tooth and the rod have been worn away, I must have had huge teeth when I was young.

mick_dundee · Post by **mick_dundee** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:21 am

I broke one on a Crunchie bar once, particularly crunchy I guess... had it drilled and filled but in the end too deep, rpoot canal or pull it, I opted for the pull given I have no health insurance and the root canal was some 1.5g worth roughly

Damon Z1000 · Post by **Damon Z1000** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:27 am

Know how your feeling mate.

Did one of mine years ago at the movies on a frickin pop corn kernel.

Think it was LOTR 1 and 15 mins into it, munch munch crack yack.

Broke a tip off a molar and a little of the side wall.

Dentist sorted it witha white repair and all has been fine since.

Good luck matey.

ps....How farkin expensive is dental in Australia even with insurance

BladeBoy · Post by **BladeBoy** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:48 am

Damon ZX9R wrote:Know how your feeling mate.

Did one of mine years ago at the movies on a frickin pop corn kernel.

Think it was LOTR 1 and 15 mins into it, munch munch crack yack.

Broke a tip off a molar and a little of the side wall.

Dentist sorted it witha white repair and all has been fine since.

Good luck matey.

ps....How farkin expensive is dental in Australia even with insurance

Tell me about it, it is cheaper to take an overseas holiday and have extensive dental work done in Bombay.

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:15 am

Well i think its pretty much cracked the entire tooth itself , it still might salvageable, but i really havent a clue, will try to get a dentist to check it asap, in which case i may have to get the fugger pulled.

Oh and i I have health insurance, but im not going to put myself through shitloads of mouth pain (i've heard too many stories) if it can be sorted. I've already had fillings that have gone pretty deep and that frickin hurt, gonna avoid repeating the experience if i can.

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:42 pm

a mate of mine lost a whole tooth on a big mac.

BladeBoy · Post by **BladeBoy** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:55 pm

mrmina wrote:a mate of mine lost a whole tooth on a big mac.

Man, I found a tooth in a Big Mac once, do you think it was his

speedqueen · Post by **speedqueen** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:23 pm

I did one years ago too, but the dentist just plugged it back up. It did re- fall apart once more but its held up nearly 20yrs now. Know a few people who'v had root canals recently and they said they're nothing...other than the cost of course!! Cant say from personal exp tho, but one is particularly freaked by dental work and she was pleasantly surprised.