Have you ever bitten your fork?

11 years ago

Ugh, I did at dinner tonight and I slightly chipped my front tooth, shifted it ever so slightly and my bottom teeth kind of hurt. Serves me right for eating like a crazy animal. Guess I'm going to the dentist this week. I know that the jaw is strong but, ugh, really. Who does that? Years ago my dog jumped up and hit me under my chin and I ended up getting a root canal because the impact killed a tooth. At least I know what I am looking for if I did way more damage that I thought. AAAAuuuuggh. I am so mad at myself.

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joyfulguy

11 years ago

Hi, one who'd rather eat cookies than forks,

If you have a dental school nearby, if they will take you as a client, their fees are much lower than those charged by the average ... or, more likely, any, local dentist.

Some time ago, when my student (a young woman with gentle hands with Asiatic Indian background) was figuring out my bill, which was $32.00 for the first extraction in a quadrant and $16.00 for the four others in that quadrant ...

... I said, "96" ... and when she'd got the figuring completed and came up with that number, she and the secretary who'd provided the numbers looked at me to ask how I'd figured that.

I said that four sixteens were equal to two thirty-twos, so three thirties were ninety ... and three twos were six, which, added to ninety, made ninety-six.

How many people do you know who've had 5 teeth removed (granted, all in the same quadrant) for $96.00?

Not insured ... not covered by the Canadian healthcare system ... so out of ole joyfuelled's pocket - to add to his joy.

ole joyfuelled

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sjerin
11 years ago
Ugh, I'm sorry that happened to you! Nah, not eating like a crazy animal! These things just happens sometimes. Once in awhile I bite my tongue or cheek and it hurts so badly, I feel like I'm going to pass out. Hopefully the tooth won't require as much work as you think.
bengardening
11 years ago
for a while it seemed like I did it quite often. Never did any damage but I haven't done it in a while. Now that you said it I probably will though. I think sometime the fork is bent when it happens. I always say if there is one fork bent in the place it will be mine.
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cat_ky
11 years ago
Yep, sure have, and it hurts too.
cynic
11 years ago
Don't remember ever doing it. I don't even scrape my teeth on silverware to get food off. Never have. Don't understand doing that and to me it's like fingernails on a chalkboard to hear people scraping their teeth on it.
arkansas girl
11 years ago
My husband ended up with a crown because he hit his front tooth on the fork.
Cookie8
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11 years ago
Still am angry at myself. I was talking with a friend last night and we were laughing about it, because again, who does that. I made chicken strips for my kids as a treat because we don't normally eat many fried foods and I tried to act civilized by using a fork. Usually I just use my hands for dipping them in a mustard. We laughed at how I was confused. Just trying to make light of the situation.
I did google "I bit my fork" and pretty much the same thing. Dental work. Ugh. Oh well, it's done, nothing I can do now.

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