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ELLIOT Yeo's lifetime dental bill could top $70,000 after the West Coast midfielder had his two front teeth fractured in a sickening collision with 113kg Magpie Jarrod Witts.
A leading dentist who forecast the mammoth cost also said adjacent teeth could be affected by the trauma, causing Yeo to remain under observation for at least the next two years.
But the Eagles are confident Yeo would line up against North Melbourne on Sunday and said it made no difference that the former Lion's teeth were not recovered from the MCG turf.
Unlike Dustin Fletcher in 2004 — who had two teeth placed in milk to preserve the nerves — Yeo's teeth splintered and did not completely dislodge, meaning the roots remained in place.
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That could allow the 20-year-old to escape with caps placed on the existing base, if there are no cracks, although further complicated dental treatment will be required.
Yeo, who tweeted after the loss to Collingwood "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth ..." could also need implants, or false teeth, inserted.
"It's a lifetime injury, not an isolated event," a Melbourne dentist said yesterday.
"Somebody will have to fork out over his lifetime something in the order of $30-35,000 potentially per tooth, plus inflation.
"If the tooth has been broken off at the gum and the root has remained then the nerve of the tooth is exposed it means every time he breaths air in it will be painful (depending on the condition of the teeth pre-accident)."
The expert said it was the "height of stupidity" for players to not wear mouthguards in collision sports, although warned they only lessened the severity of traumas.
"And that's being generous. If the tooth has been broken off at the gum and the root has remained then the nerve of the tooth is exposed, which means every time he breaths air in it will be painful.
"If the tooth is fractured at gum level then the root needs to be dealt with either by extraction or by having the nerve removed."
He said implants, which are placed on a device and screwed into the bone, could need to be redone more for cosmetic reasons than once when gum level drops.
Elliot Yeo feels his cracked tooth after crashing into Jarrod Witts. Source: Getty Images
Eagles coach Adam Simpson said: "I think he rates himself, too, with the looks.
"So he's going to have to get that fixed pretty quick. It was a big knock, but he should have taken the mark."
Witts' shoulder cannoned into Yeo on the halftime siren, while Magpies defender Nick Maxwell urged youngsters to ensure they always wore mouthguards.
"It's no fun (loosing teeth). I've watched Clinton Young for three weeks have soup for every meal after in the NAB Cup losing his front tooth."
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