"It will stretch a little."

“It will stretch a little,” the dentist said as he introduced a cotton pad between my teeth and cheek. It joined another pad, a small drill, a curved mirror, a random number of gloved fingers, a water hose, and the tip of a vacuum cleaner.
“Breath through your nose as much as possible.” Such a simple action had suddenly become much more challenging now that two people were shoving fingers and equipment in my mouth. All this because I had cracked a tooth eating nut bread and that the chip had fallen off on a piece of chocolate. Chew slowly kids. It will save you a lot of pain.