What the heck? My tooth broke/cracked.

**Pinot's Mom** · 04-20-2010, 12:49 PM

Been there too many times to count! I have inherited terrible teeth, and I'm usually eating something like a piece of CHEESE when it happens. I can truly sympathize. I'm sorry.

Treatment will depend on the depth of the break and general condition. Just wait for the dentist's word; no point in speculating the worst. Good luck!

**CountryWolf07** · 04-20-2010, 01:54 PM

I will find out in an hour or so to see what will happen. I still have the other half of the tooth but, it's just 1/2 cracked. You can see the 'stuff' inside. It is definitely dead. I did not feel anything when it cracked. Thank goodness. Well, if they are gonna drill, I'm sorry, but I NEED them to give me Novocaine! JUST IN CASE! And UNFORTUNATELY, I don't have some kind of insurance, but what can I do? I need to get it fixed. I am just worried about the outcome and how much it will cost me. *sigh* Crazy!

**lvpets2002** · 04-20-2010, 01:56 PM

Oh same here.. I have had my share of dental work done too.. Hey I too have had bad teeth breaking dreams too.. Glad to know its not just me with those dreams.. Good Luck at the Dentist.. If your mouth dont hurt when the dentist is done = I will for sure know the pocket book will be hurting..

**Cataholic** · 04-20-2010, 02:56 PM

I wonder, if you put 1/2 of a tooth under your pillow, does the tooth fairy still give you something?

**CountryWolf07** · 04-20-2010, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by Cataholic

I wonder, if you put 1/2 of a tooth under your pillow, does the tooth fairy still give you something?

Haha I would do that except I kind of swallowed it along with the food not knowing. :/

**carole** · 04-20-2010, 04:25 PM

oh dear been there done that, except i was ripping open a museli bar with my teeth , a real no no, never again, and i chipped the very front of my tooth, i now have a false bit there, and i used to have perfect front teeth, this is the two top ones,now they just don't look quite the same, also have one down the side that broke off again recently, trouble with these is they are an ongoing expense the false ones only last a short time unless you can afford crowns, which are way out of my price range,honestly i am as scared of dentists as you, but if the tooth is dead you won't need your pain relief, it will hurt more getting that done than fixing the tooth, but your dentist will advise you.

Luckily for me the one i broke with ripping the m bar open is covered by our ACC here which is accident compensation,it is considered an an accident and they cover at least some of the bill forever, unless they change that, which is possible, but if you do it eating, it is not covered as that is normal part of life and not considered an accident.

Good luck with it all, and i feel for you really i do, your mouth and your pocket, take care.

**CountryWolf07** · 04-20-2010, 05:11 PM

The price estimation scared me more than getting it done. My estimated is almost $2,500. SHOOT ME!

So I just have to consider my options here somehow, see what I should do about it. The only good thing is that I am not in any pain at all - The dentist tested to see if I was in pain, by tapping on my tooth that was cracked, so no pain was shown. I guess I should be OK until whatever happens next.

**aTailOf2Kitties** · 04-20-2010, 05:53 PM

can they just pull the rest of it and be done with it, or is it in a noticeable location?

Teeth are funny things sometimes. I had a wisdom tooth that nearly decayed in half. Never even knew til I had something stuck in the corner of my mouth and tried to dig it out with my finger. Then I was like "what's this sharp ridge back here?"