Risks of pulling a "Cast Away" on a tooth?

Question

Mostly a joke here, just want to know what the risks would be if someone were to ever do that to themselfs.

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Answer 1

Infection and possible death if the infection went to the brain. No joke here.

Answer 2

I wrote this about a month ago for someone who seemed serious...

You'll have no trouble getting the soft top part out, but in order to get the root out, you're going to have to go digging between the root and the bone with a very slim but extremely strong instrument - kind of exactly like dentists have and know how to use. If you don't do this, you will end up with an infection (if you don't have one already) and more pain than you can imagine. If you do have an infection and try to remove your own tooth, you'll just push it deeper into your jaw bone and end up in bad shape. Those "shards of tooth" will be at the bottom of a hole that is only 4 or 5 mm wide, but 15-20 mm deep. Tell your friend not to damage the nerve at the bottom of the hole if it's a lower tooth, because this could leave your lip numb for the rest of your life. Tell him not to puncture your maxillary sinus if it's an upper tooth, or you will end up in the hospital with an infection.

The trick to getting teeth out smoothly is to ask someone who has done a hundred or a thousand to do it for you. I'm sure I could not do what you do for a living and you should not try to do what I do for a living. We could both get into a lot of trouble and I know that at least one of us could hurt themselves.

Answer 3

ooh don't do that you might miss and punch a big hole through your head where you don't want one!!
YIKES!!!

My big sister and her friend pulled a tooth out of my head 'Three Stooges' style when I was a little kid with a string and a slamming door. IT WORKED!