[com2kid]

> I really doubt that multi-thousand-dollar dental events are as common as once every five years.

I chipped a tooth on an olive pit.

$700 of dental work later, another $300 to get my nightguard remade (my bite changed a bit).

Another couple hundred to get that work fixed (the original filling had some issues), and a single olive pit cost me over 1k.

Dental bills add up fast.

[mikeash]

I'm not casting doubt on the potential costs, merely their frequency.