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Momof4
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- Sep 11, 2006
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Let me start by saying, I am ashamed my teeth have gotten to this state.
I am soo glad I found this forum! Im a 31 year old single mom of 4 boys under age 7. I cant afford to work (daycare costs too much) and I have no benefits or anything, so money is a MAJOR issue here. I havent been to a dentist in.....15 years at least. Last time I went was after I had my braces taken off, they pulled a filling out with them and I had to have it refilled. My father lost his job after that, and we didnt have insurance or anything to pay, so I couldnt go. I havent been able to afford to go since, and Ive been terrified to go on top of it. I still have wires (retainers) cemented to the backs of my teeth! I have TONS of cavities, but no pain (knock on wood). My teeth are brown in many spots, old fillings have fallen out etc. (I have been told it was likely from throwing up with morning sickness for all 4 pregnancies that ruined my teeth so much) I really want to go, because I want to be able to smile. Im so upsettingly embarrassed about what people think, and what the dentist would think, but mostly, Im terrified. I had alot of bad experiences as a child, mean dentists who hurt me and yelled at me when I cried, I hate the sights, the sounds, the smells, the pain etc. I cant even look at dentist offices without shaking. Its to the point I literally wont show my teeth when I smile. I brush them 2 times a day, but cant floss because of the retainer thingees. Im so ashamed at the state my mouth has gotten to, but Im afraid to go.
I had an unmedicated c-section (the anesthiast didnt put my epidural in right, and I had to have emergency c-section after he left the hospital for lunch, so I felt the entire thing until after they started closing me up, he came and put a mask on my face, I never fell fully asleep, but was so out of it), so I am terrified of needles, and sedation. Im afraid it wont work, and I wont be able to tell them Im in pain. I need help, so I can make the appointment and go, and be able to smile again. Im only 31, I want to be comfortable with my looks. If anyone has any words of wisdom, or suggestions, please, please, please, send them my way. Thank you all for being in this forum! I dont feel as alone!
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