Chipped my freakin tooth!!!

[MTK]

Wow I thought I was bad but you should seriously see a dentist for a cleaning. They get the crap off your teeth that normal brushing can't do. Seriously dude, see the dentist asap!

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Wow I thought I was bad but you should seriously see a dentist for a cleaning. They get the crap off your teeth that normal brushing can't do. Seriously dude, see the dentist asap!

You would be SHOCKED at how clean and white my teeth are for not seeing a dentist. In fact, when I had those wisdom teeth removed, the dentist did not believe me that I had not been in like 17 years at that time. He said they were in way too good a shape. No cavities, and very clean. I get very deep into the cleaning, and have two different brushes...both electric. One is small and can get into corners, the other is big and get's all around. I also floss a lot to get between the teeth. I have a fixation with teeth. I wouldn't even date a girl with less than good teeth. So the fact that I chipped my tooth is REALLY pissing me off.

[Monkeydad]

It be be sensitive to cold or hot, more likely cold where chipped it if you chipped it just bad enough to be missing some enamel.

My sis is a dental assistant.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

I chipped one of my molars a few years ago. It was very small, and I went to the dentist for advice. I basically asked the same questions as you: is it a problem? will it decay?, etc. He said they could fix it. I was naive, so I said, "okay". They charged me about $90 to fix it, and ever since then, that tooth has been sensitive. It wasn't sensitive beforehand -- only now that they drilled away about 1/2 of my tooth to repair it. So, now I have half of a fake tooth, that is more sensitive than before -- and I paid $90 for it! I would have been better off just leaving it, and only fixing it if a problem developed. I wish the dentist would have been more candid.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

I chipped one of my molars a few years ago. It was very small, and I went to the dentist for advice. I basically asked the same questions as you: is it a problem? will it decay?, etc. He said they could fix it. I was naive, so I said, "okay". They charged me about $90 to fix it, and ever since then, that tooth has been sensitive. It wasn't sensitive beforehand -- only now that they drilled away about 1/2 of my tooth to repair it. So, now I have half of a fake tooth, that is more sensitive than before -- and I paid $90 for it! I would have been better off just leaving it, and only fixing it if a problem developed. I wish the dentist would have been more candid.

See, I am leaning toward not doing anything. I do this with doctors too...I've actually set my own broken fingers and toes without going to the doctors.