Why -- can't you handle the tooth?
... the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth.
If you could get to the root of the problem, you might win an enameled plaque for your incisor-ful efforts to bridge the gap.
On the other hand, you could gum it up, the whole thing would fall into decay, and you could wind up indentured. The nerve of some people...!
You know what? You're right -- this subject bites.