I don't have a weird steem story but I wanted to share in the misery!
I went in for a routine cleaning a month ago and since then have been to the dentist every day for the past three weeks twice one week! I have had root canal mutliple feelings etc. It has not been fun.
I would totally keep my tooth, but I'm weird like that. I have all the teeth my dogs have lost over the years (they fall out as they get older) I keep them with my bone collection, bits and bobs of old bones I find on the beach or in the woods on walks and a whale bone I once bought at auction.
You could have it tipped in gold and made into a necklace/bracelet charm.
I have another cavity that was hiding behind that tooth that I will have filled next week.