Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Armchair Anonymous: Dental Disaster
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Nov 21, 2025 
In this episode, Amanda (MK), a zip-line worker, shares her wild story of a freak workplace accident that resulted in a fractured bone above her front teeth. She details the frantic hospital care she received, including temporary braces and root canals. Despite the trauma, Amanda maintains a light-hearted outlook as she recounts missing summer camp but returning to teaching with visible dental hardware. The candid exchange offers both humor and a glimpse into the unexpected challenges of dental disasters.
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VR Illusions Can Trigger Real Physical Risk
- Virtual reality can produce visceral fear responses and misleading vestibular cues that cause real-world accidents.
- Group pressure and spectatorship can push people to perform risky VR actions they wouldn't attempt alone.
VR Plank Turned Dental Emergency
- Christy jumped off a VR plank at a family party and landed mouth-first on an entertainment center, pushing her front teeth inward.
- ER staff used dental cement to splint her teeth and she later needed braces for ten months to stabilize them.
Save A Knocked-Out Tooth Fast
- If a tooth completely falls out, keep it in milk and seek immediate dental attention so reimplantation may be possible.
- For partial avulsions, seek emergency care to splint and stabilize before definitive dental follow-up.