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chipped/broken tooth
Raziel078
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So I was just flossing my teeth and a little piece of one of my teeth just came off. WTF it doesn't hurt and it was above the gumline and there is no blood. WTF WTF WTF. I've never had problems with my teeth. I smoke. I have a wedding to go to tomorrow. WTF I'm freaking out a little
I would like to put something clever and about me but I fear my company will find it
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When it chipped, I thought I felt it, but I wasn't sure until later in the day when I put a stick of gum in my mouth and it ended up being crunchy :shock:
It took about 20 minutes, was fairly painless (my jaw gets sore from holding it open that long) and was around $100. And you cant tell I was ever missing pieces.
It was pretty beat up for probably half a year or so...no pain or bleeding though.
You should, obviously, make a dentist appointment for sometime in the near future, but long as it isnt hurting, I wouldnt lose much sleep over it.
Is it in a place that's noticeable during a conversation? If it isn't, and it doesn't hurt, I wouldn't lose sleep over it; just be a bit careful about chewing soft or sticky foods with whatever part of your mouth it is. You say you'll have insurance in a few weeks? Or at least higher income? Leaving it alone for a while shouldn't make things worse, provided you're careful.
Also, Drifter, was that out of pocket to get it filled in? Or was part of that covered under a dental plan?
Floss and brush normally but chew on the other side. You can let it go until you're insured if it isn't in pain. If your tooth looks like it has cracks and could lose more pieces, go see a dentist. Don't lose sleep over it. This isn't a big deal.
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Then I broke a piece out of the second molar in the upper left side. Shit was sort of in the middle back of the tooth so making sure no food got in there was more difficult. A few weeks after doing this I woke up with a toothache and decided it was time to get some dentisting done.
Left side tooth was fixed with a filling, right side tooth had to be crowned. So my advice is to get in as soon as possible because a filling is a couple/few hundred bucks, the crown was 1200. But so long as it doesn't ache and you can clean it well you're not going to die if you wait.
Awesome. About the low cost of it, I mean, not the not having insurance bit (I don't have any either).
I don't smoke so I can't really say if that'll mess with it. Brushing shouldn't either, but I don't use mouthwash.
As others have said give your dental insurance policy a thorough read through before you go in. I would also be sure to talk to your dentist about how your enamel could break that easy. Maybe a diet or dental hygiene change is in order.