The $147.25 Caramel

That is kind of funny. I am in the process of getting a root canal- post - crown done right now. I had my post and temporary crown installed Wednesday and Saturday I ate a peice of candy like a bone head and the temporary crown pulled right off then I crunched it. Fortunately the dentist said I can wait till the permanent crown comes in so I now basically have a metal stump for on of my lower molars.

Lucky you, I bit a on chip of bone and broke a tooth, cost $750. Mikek

I did that in 2009, but I think it only cost me around $450... but I just broke off a corner. ...Jim Thompson

A movie popcorn cost me over $6000.

Wow! What happened? Did you break a bridge?

I'm fine today, except for a little soreness... they scraped and sanitized the gum-line before seating the crown. ...Jim Thompson

When I smoked, I regularly bit off the pipe stems. ...Jim Thompson

Maybe I was warped as well... I'd be leaning over a breadboard, soldering iron in hand, biting down on the pipe stem to keep it from falling out of my mouth... crunch :-( ...Jim Thompson

Once I bit a 500 Ohm 10 watt ceramic resistor.

That was just my warped sense of humor replying with something on topic :-)

When younger I used to open beer bottles with my teeth. Then I learned that teeth can actually break... not by experience thankfully. I still have all that I intended to keep.

Rick

A correction; The first crown (caused by the bone chip) was over thirty years ago, and cost only $450 not $750. I have not had a bit of trouble that would make me think I have a crown. 5 or 6 years ago I had 2 crowns, each cost $750, those things hurt for two years before settling down. Mikek

After the crown?

Generally I've had a root canal on the "remains" before applying the crown... thus no pain, but lots of $$ :-( ...Jim Thompson

EWWWW!!! That stuff is older than Jim!

Was there ever any question? You design Electronics, how can you be anything else? :)

Wimp! Let us know when they are at least 600W and finned aluminum.! :)

$450 in 1983 dollars would be about $1036.87 today, adjusting for inflation.

Cracked a molar right in half. It was weakened by an earlier root canal. The remaining part gave off-center support to a crown, so it kept falling off. I didn't want to destroy the perfect teeth next to it for a bridge, so an implant was the only choice.

Two of a kind make a twisted pair.