I had a similar story, broke a tooth eating something that had no right to break a tooth, ended up with a dental implant and half a mouthful of assorted filling

I had a similar story, broke a tooth eating something that had no right to break a tooth, ended up with a dental implant and half a mouthful of assorted fillings and two partial restorations (both near misses - the decay was nearly to the root, and if I had left it another month or so they would have needed root canals). The worst part isn't even breaking the tooth or the resulting surgery, but rather it takes a year or more before things are back to normal with an implant (they backfill the extraction site with bone powder that acts as a scaffold to regrow the jaw and prevent sinking, which takes a minimum of six months, then they install the screw the implant attaches to and a temporary healing cap to protect the screw while it heals, and then wait another six or more months before the final implant can be installed). PLEASE take dental health seriously!