I ate my crown!

[Slow.Patrol]

I had all my teeth and crowns when I went to bed last night. They were all there when I brushed my teeth.

Woke up this morning and one of my back crowns is missing. I stripped the bed looked underneath, but it's not there.

I guess I ate it.

No way do I want it back.

[SHutchinson]

I've been through this previously. Dentist did the needful once I presented it to them.

I'd forgotten about it until I saw this post. Funny really.

[Slow.Patrol]

SHutchinson said:

I've been through this previously. Dentist did the needful once I presented it to them.

I'd forgotten about it until I saw this post. Funny really.

Err, how did you retrieve it after it had been through the digestive cycle?

[SHutchinson]

Exactly how you imagine really.

It was just sat there shining in the bottom of the pan after I'd flushed.

[Sheets Tabuer]

Slow.Patrol said:

Err, how did you retrieve it after it had been through the digestive cycle?

Telekinesis.

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

If it is gold it might be worth a few quid now. maybe you should poo into a sieve?

[ATG]

I love pistonheads. This is what it's all about.

[Slow.Patrol]

ThingsBehindTheSun said:

If it is gold it might be worth a few quid now. maybe you should poo into a sieve?

It was a white one. Not gold unfortunately otherwise I could have tried a magnet.

I have an appointment at the dentist on Monday. I will see if it makes itself known.

[fourfoldroot]

Slow.Patrol said:

Err, how did you retrieve it after it had been through the digestive cycle?

I may have recommended a tin tray and a fork in the past. I once gave that advice to a solicitor and he didn’t sue me fortunately.

[otolith]

I know someone who swallowed a gold crown, and did indeed retrieve it with the aid of a sieve and a spoon.

I don't know what he did with it afterwards.

[JoshSm]

Slow.Patrol said:

Not gold unfortunately otherwise I could have tried a magnet.

Tiny flaw in that plan...

I don't know why people are so squeamish - to quote a film "st wipes off". It certainly boils off.

Maybe if it had gone through someone else's gut I'd think more deeply about it, not quite so bothered when it's mine.

If the thing is salvageable then why not?

[Panamax]

Back in the day my young son was fooling about with a coin on his top lip and accidentally swallowed it. We phoned the doctor's surgery and their main interest was "what coin was it?". As it happens, it was 1p coin.

After learning the size of the coin they advised that "all being well, nature will take its course". After a day or so poking about with a stick it turned out they were absolutely right.

[Actual]

Slow.Patrol said:

Not gold unfortunately otherwise I could have tried a magnet.

I have some of that magnetic gold going cheap if you are interested in buying any

[Slow.Patrol]

Actual said:

I have some of that magnetic gold going cheap if you are interested in buying any

Every day's a school day.

Although only 24 carat gold is non magnetic according to Google. I expect gold crowns are normally mixed with other metals to improve hardness.

[hidetheelephants]

JoshSm said:

Tiny flaw in that plan...

I don't know why people are so squeamish - to quote a film "st wipes off". It certainly boils off.

I've cleaned a gearbox casing in the dishwasher which smelt a bit but it's never occurred to me to try that; how long did it take for the stench to dissipate?

[gotoPzero]

ThingsBehindTheSun said:

maybe you should poo into a sieve?

You mean you don't as a matter of course? I mean how do you check you are not pooping out gold on the off chance?

45 years and still no gold here.... one day... one day..

[otolith]

gotoPzero said:

You mean you don't as a matter of course? I mean how do you check you are not pooping out gold on the off chance?

45 years and still no gold here.... one day... one day..

Excitement after sweetcorn, though.