A metal piece from a soda pop tab stuck in my tooth
Copy/pasted from another forum I visit, so the text is going to be weird:
What happens if I can't get this out? It feels like I've gotten most, if not all of it out, but what if the remaining piece (if there is one) is stuck to my gums? Does anything bad happen if I don't remove it? Serious answers only, please. And yes, I realize I'm a retard for chewing on this to begin with, and that's why I'm not doing it again.
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did you try floss?
Yeah. All I succeeded in doing was making my gums bleed. I think I saw some small aluminum pieces in the sink, though, when I was washing my mouth out after flossing, so hopefully I got most of it out.
Seriously, though, most dentists offer emergency appointments. See one, let a professional make sure this doesn't turn into either a serious gum infection or multiple lost teeth.
Also, I agree that you should just go see a dentist. In the long run, it's the best bet.
I don't know how you could have done this... but I like to open beer bottles with my teeth a lot, usually as a party trick. I haven't had any problems with it....yet.
How I did it is simple. Each time I drink a soda, I'll bite the tab off, and chew on it for hours, until it is grind up into numerous tiny pieces. My dad does it, and I'm pretty sure that's where I got it from.
I don't know how you could have done this... but I like to open beer bottles with my teeth a lot, usually as a party trick. I haven't had any problems with it....yet.
How I did it is simple. Each time I drink a soda, I'll bite the tab off, and chew on it for hours, until it is grind up into numerous tiny pieces. My dad does it, and I'm pretty sure that's where I got it from.
Yikes. Try bubble gum or gummy bears instead.
Chewing on hard objects is a terrible idea. At least this is something that the dentist will be able to pull out of your gum.
Chipping a tooth (or breaking multiple teeth) will be a much more expensive and painful experience. At that point you could easily get into 5-figures for repairs.
If you don't replace missing teeth with something the adjacent teeth will come loose and fall out much sooner than they otherwise would have. I don't know how much a bridge costs, but I'm guessing (with false teeth included) it must be at least $1,000.
2-figure removal? Yikes! Maybe that's what you can pay a buddy to stand on your chest and pull with a pair of pliers. I'm pretty sure that any extractions would cost a couple of hundred dollars even with insurance.
$1k cap/year will cover cleanings (usually $50 - $100 per visit) and fillings (maybe $100-$200 each). Even a single crown and root canal will cost about $1500. I don't know what your premiums look like (must only be $10/mo for the family), but you should consider supplementing your coverage by having a GOOD safety net in your savings account.
$15 bottle of everclear..
$5 pair of good pliers.
$5 hammer
$5 pay a friend to pull tooth..
Having a friend pull one of your tooth, while you're wasted... PRICELESS..
In life there are some things money can't buy, for everything else there's MasterCard..
LOL
Basically, he picked up an old 2-seater all-metal aircraft from the boneyard. He then proceeded to disassemble it, sort out the nuts/bolts/rivets, and chop up the rest into bite-sized pieces.
Over the course of the following year (or two) he consumed the entire aircraft.
As far as I know he didn't have any complications. I think he mitigated the risk of internal damage by crushing sharp pieces into dull lumps of metal, and made sure to not eat anything large enough to obstruct his bowels.