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I AM IN MUCH NEED OF EXTENSIVE DENTAL TREATMENT. I HAVE LOST MOST OF MY TEETH DUE TO ROOT CANALS(MULTIPLE ON SOME) NOT WORKING AND HAVING TO BE PULLED OR THEY JUST BREAK. THE TEETH I DO HAVE ARE IN THE FRONT(TOP AND BOTTOM) AND THEY NEED LOTS OF WORK. SOME OF THEM HAVE VERY NOTICEABLE CAVITIES, SOME ARE BROKEN, AND SOME OF THEM HAVE CROWNS ON THEM, BUT THE BLACK ON THE BOTTOM IS VERY NOTICEABLE. I AM IN CONSTANT PAIN AND CANT EAT MOST THINGS, BECAUSE EITHER IT HURTS TO BAD TO CHEW OR I'M SCARED THEY WILL BREAK. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO BE COMFORTABLE SMILING AGAIN AND NOT CONSTANTLY WORRYING WHAT OTHERS THINK. SMILES AND TEETH ARE THE FIRST THINGS PEOPLE NOTICE ABOUT A PERSON. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SOCIALIZE AGAIN AND MAYBE EVEN MEET A NICE GUY. THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN UNLESS I CAN GO OUT WITH A CONFIDENT SMILE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DENTISTS THAT I HAVE ALREADY LOST SOME BONE BECAUSE OF THE MISSING TEETH, AND IF I DON'T HURRY UP AND GET TREATMENT I WILL LOSE EVEN MORE AND THAT WOULD MAKE TREATMENT HARDER IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. DENTISTS HAVE RECOMMENDED DIFFERENT THINGS. 1 SAID I NEEDED DENTURES WITH THE FRONT 4 TEETH(TOP AND BOTTOM) HAVING A BALL AND SOCKET TYPE SCREW PUT IN THE BONE TO HOLD THEM IN PLACE, ANOTHER SAID I NEEDED ENTIRE MOUTH IMPLANTS, ANOTHER SAID JUST A GOOD SET OF DENTURES. I'M SURE YOU'RE GETTING THE POINT. I DON'T HAVE DENTAL INSURANCE, SO NONE OF THESE THINGS ARE POSSIBLE FOR ME. I HAVE SEVERAL AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES AND AM ON MUCH MEDICATION. UP UNTIL I GOT SICK I HAD GREAT TEETH AND WAS VERY DILIGENT IN TAKING CARE OF THEM. I SAW A DENTIST REGULARLY FOR CLEANING. THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER GETTING SICK I STARTED HAVING TEETH PROBLEMS AND NOBODY COULD TELL MY WHY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY ILLNESSES OR THE MEDICATIONS I TAKE FOR THEM OR IF IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN ANYWAY. I AM HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS AND PAIN WITH THE REMAINING TEETH, BUT AM NOT WILLING TO HAVE ANY OF THEM PULLED BECAUSE I DO HAVE TO GO OUT IN PUBLIC SOMETIMES. ONE OF MY FRONT TEETH BROKE WHILE I WAS EATING A CHICKEN STRIP AND IT WAS BROKE WAS TOO BAD TO HAVE A FILL OR WHATEVER ITS CALLED SO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY DENTIST PULLED WHAT WAS LEFT AND MADE ME A FLIPPER(AT A VERY REDUCED PRICE) TO WEAR. I ONLY WEAR IT WHEN I LEAVE THE HOUSE AND HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT AS SOON AS I GET HOME BECAUSE IT HURTS TO WEAR IT. I CAN'T EAT WITH IT IN, SO I DO NOT EAT IF I AM AWAY OF THE HOUSE. I MISS OUT ON ALOT OF THINGS HAVING TO DO WITH MY 14YR OLD DAUGHTER, BECAUSE THEY INVOLVE BEING AROUND OTHERS AND/OR EATING OUTSIDE OF HOME. I AM SCARED THAT I AM GOING TO END UP HAVING TO HAVE MY REMAINING TEETH PULLED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE PAIN ANYMORE OR THEM BREAKING MORE THAN ALREADY HAVE. IF THAT HAPPENS I WILL NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE FOR ANY REASON NOR WILL I ALLOW ANYBODY TO COME TO MY HOUSE(NOT EVEN MY DAUGHTERS FRIENDS). I PRAY THAT THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN AND IF IT DOES THAT I WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH MENTALLY TO DEAL WITH THE TOTAL ISOLATION.
IF THERE IS ANYWAY THAT YOU CAN HELP ME IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.











