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Gfan
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- Oct 4, 2017
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Hi all. First off I am a 37 year old woman who hasn't been to the dentist in approximately 8 years. Financial issues always kept me from going. When a tooth would get severely painful I would make myself go, and it always ended up with an extraction. I would make another appointment and end up canceling because of the cost and also the embarrassment. Well now my teeth have gotten awful. I know i have at least 2 more teeth that need to come out. Most of my back teeth have been taken out already and I have a bridge on one side. I think the teeth supporting the bridge are now decaying also. I've had many crowns placed years back and I also have issues underneath them. My gums are swollen and my front teeth are starting to separate. I'm so ashamed of how I have let myself go. I constantly look at other people's smile and wish I had that. I lose sleep every night and even have bad nightmares of my teeth falling out. I'm scared my dentist is going to say that I need dentures. He gave me the talk years ago when I was there. The thought of having dentures at my age is enough to throw me into depression. There is no way I could afford implants. I just don't know what to do anymore. I plan on making an appointment tomorrow but I get such severe anxiety that I actually get physically sick. Could anyone that's been in my shoes share your story and tell me what your outcome was. I just need any advice at all. I'm to the point where I don't even want to leave my house anymore. I work in the medical field and being without teeth for any amount of time isn't possible. I know that every tooth in my mouth has some sort of problem whether it be severe decay where my tooth is broken or many BAD cavities. I just need some sort of reassurance that everything will be ok thanks for reading.