Does the tooth fairy come for half a tooth

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So apparently my body thought that I should get the most out of my dental check-up appointment? Literally two and a half hours before the appointment I had lunch and suddenly a tooth hurt and was loose, and then the doctor said it broke apart and took half of it out. Did not expect that, but if it had to happen at least the timing was ideal! Apparently it's not even that uncommon? I have another appointment next week to discuss what to do next (an artificial crown, possibly), but in the meantime I keep touching the half-empty space with my tongue and it feels very odd.

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[dine]

yes, but you'll only get half the going rate per tooth

that's really unusual - but really great timing on your part! hopefully it'll be an easy fix

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Obviously xD Otherwise - well, there are some very enterprising kids...

Apparently it probably won't be an easy fix because the part that broke off is fairly large, including some of the root, and I had a root canal treatment on that tooth before so now it is almost all gone, but fingers crossed!

[yhlee]

Oh man, I'm glad the timing worked out!!

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So am I!

[dhampyresa]

D:

Good news about the timing at least! Hope you recover soon!

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It doesn't hurt anymore (and it barely did), just feels very odd.

[krait]

I lost several teeth by fractions as a kid, though since I always had to go to the dentist to get the other bits extracted I just waited till I had the whole tooth to summon the tooth fairy. Broken teeth did not incur a reduced rate. :D

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I'll have to remember that in case I lose the second half as well ^^

[duskpeterson]

"suddenly a tooth hurt and was loose, and then the doctor said it broke apart and took half of it out. Did not expect that, but if it had to happen at least the timing was ideal! "

I broke a crown last winter. Getting it replaced involved multiple trips on a commuter train, including multiple long waits in the waiting room of a busy Amtrak train station just outside Washington, D.C.

I got that wrapped up at the end of January. Boy, was I lucky.

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Oof, yeah, that was good timing!