Remember Pete's tooth that wouldn't fall out? I was supposed to make an appointment with the dentist last week so she could yank it, but I was busy, and he didn't want to go, and I couldn't bear to pay for such a thing, and it seemed to be getting looser.... Finally this morning I couldn't stand it anymore. Yes, we resorted to the Starburst technique. Pete put a cherry Starburst in his mouth, bit down, and out came the tooth. Took about 1/3 of a second. By the time he got home from school, the permanent tooth was almost completely in its place instead of off to the side as it had been.
Nice photo, huh? I call it "Still Life with Pete's Tooth Embedded in Cherry Starburst." Someone on Twitter suggested that I make a pendant out of it.
I'm not sure I'll be able to eat a cherry Starburst ever again.
Posted by: Elena | November 17, 2009 at 09:41 PM
Just be sure to spit it out if it crunches.
Posted by: Karen | November 17, 2009 at 09:46 PM
Eww. But good! Definitely good! But eww.
Posted by: Tonya | November 17, 2009 at 10:08 PM
What this method wasn't good enough for you?
http://succeedblog.org/post/241846091/tooth-extraction-succeed
Posted by: scott | November 17, 2009 at 10:39 PM
You should put up a Craigs List Ad for this type of service!
Posted by: Stephanie | November 18, 2009 at 08:16 AM
It seems to me that Jolly Ranchers would do an even better job.
Posted by: Wendy | November 18, 2009 at 03:23 PM
That is so cool!!!
Posted by: Rivster | November 18, 2009 at 07:41 PM
Ugh, the worst part about that photo is that the wet Starburst looks like gums, so at first glance, it looked like part of someone's mouth. Glad Pete's mouth is intact! Or rather, that his tooth is out but his gums are in!
Posted by: Katy | November 18, 2009 at 08:02 PM