Could this cause a broken tooth??

[kiiarah]

Hi everyone, so as I have mentioned in previous posts I have been putting down a round section of paper plate over the substrate when feeding Shesha. I still don't know how on earth he did it but last night he managed to flip the paper up as he was striking got it wedged between the rat and his lower jaw as he bit down on the rat. So basically he had his upper teeth in his rat and his lower teeth on the bottom of the paper with the rat wedged in between. I immediately reached in to try to remove it but since he was already trying to coil and constrict it took a moment to get at the right angle to dislodge it. I finally got it out of his mouth (he kept a hold of the rat). I pulled the paper gently to see if it would come out and as I was trying to determine how hard he was biting down on it I think he must have adjusted his grip on the rat because it did come loose. I did not yank on it that hard, but I have no idea how much pressure it would take to damage their teeth. I swear I heard a scraping sound when it came out. Needless to say, we are going to need to develop a new feeding approach, but I am still worried sick in the meantime. How would I even know if he chipped a tooth? They are so tiny! I am also really worried about him putting so much pressure on his belly against the edge of the paper. Can a snake get a paper cut? I didn't notice any problem while watching him but was afraid to pick him up to inspect him since he had just finished swallowing the rat and I didn't want to cause a regurge. I will be taking a quick look at him tonight. Anyone have similar experiences or tips, I would absolutely hate for him to get mouth rot or something similar and I really don't want to spend the next few months dreading some problem coming up. Can anyone give me any reassurance about how quickly I would see symptoms if any damage occurred??