I watched this for the first time a few years ago, and I was so upset the dentist part of the plot went nowhere, when it should obviously have been that the monster was not really mean, he just had a bad tooth?

And then the elf would had saved the village and proven that his dentist aspirations were legit and the monster would be a new friend now? Cue happy Christmas story credits.

But instead they neutralize the monster and the elf goes “Check this out, hold my beer” and manages to rip out all of the monster’s teeth – a completely unnecessary move – before throwing him over the edge??

(My recollection may not be completely accurate, it’s been a few years and I’m not watching it again to check)