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Jacky32
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Something horrible just happened. Actually it has been a long time coming and I feel really stupid for putting it off so long. Last year I noticed it hurt a little to chew on the right side, and while I should have immediately made an appointment I didn't. A few weeks ago I was eating and felt something hard, and it looked metallic. I had lost a filling, or a piece of one. I knew I had to make an appointment so finally I started preparing myself for it when things got worse. It felt like a huge piece of filling or something was loose. I told my dad and he said he would make an appointment for this week. Up until then I still had hope that it could be saved, maybe just a new filling. Now on to the horrible thing that just now happened...
I was eating a sandwich an hour ago when I felt something break loose and bit into something...crunchy. I spit out the sandwich thinking I had lost the whole filling, but then I felt the tooth with my tongue and....the whole side is gone!
It is the top second molar back and the whole inside side of the tooth is gone, all the way down to the gumline (at least). The outside part is still there but that probably doesn't matter. My dad says it will have to be pulled. Now he's not a dentist but I fear he is right, how can half a tooth be saved? I'm ashamed to say that I have never taken very good care of them and while I haven't looked at it out of fear I think it is very probable that the tooth is basically completely rotted out. I've never had a tooth pulled before and the thought of losing one and having an empty space there is a nightmare. Maybe I'm overreacting but I am literally crying right now, and I'm home alone so there is no one to talk to about it or comfort me. It doesn't hurt yet, and that is part of the reason I put it off so long. No pain? Ignore it and pretend nothing is wrong. What a stupid thing to do but that is me. So anyway they are taking me to the dentist tomorrow. I'm sure this is not even the only problem I have. I do have gingivitis and probably need other teeth fixed but right now the only thing I can think about is my half a tooth and that it will most likely be completely gone tomorrow. I hope they'll put me to sleep because I'm very squeamish and intolerant of pain. How can I go through this? It feels like the world has come to an end. I'm sorry for such a long post and for being a baby about it but I had to tell someone. I don't even have dental insurance and I don't want to lose my tooth (though half is already gone).
I'm going to go curl up in a corner and cry now. I feel so alone (I guess because I am).
I was eating a sandwich an hour ago when I felt something break loose and bit into something...crunchy. I spit out the sandwich thinking I had lost the whole filling, but then I felt the tooth with my tongue and....the whole side is gone!
It is the top second molar back and the whole inside side of the tooth is gone, all the way down to the gumline (at least). The outside part is still there but that probably doesn't matter. My dad says it will have to be pulled. Now he's not a dentist but I fear he is right, how can half a tooth be saved? I'm ashamed to say that I have never taken very good care of them and while I haven't looked at it out of fear I think it is very probable that the tooth is basically completely rotted out. I've never had a tooth pulled before and the thought of losing one and having an empty space there is a nightmare. Maybe I'm overreacting but I am literally crying right now, and I'm home alone so there is no one to talk to about it or comfort me. It doesn't hurt yet, and that is part of the reason I put it off so long. No pain? Ignore it and pretend nothing is wrong. What a stupid thing to do but that is me. So anyway they are taking me to the dentist tomorrow. I'm sure this is not even the only problem I have. I do have gingivitis and probably need other teeth fixed but right now the only thing I can think about is my half a tooth and that it will most likely be completely gone tomorrow. I hope they'll put me to sleep because I'm very squeamish and intolerant of pain. How can I go through this? It feels like the world has come to an end. I'm sorry for such a long post and for being a baby about it but I had to tell someone. I don't even have dental insurance and I don't want to lose my tooth (though half is already gone).
I'm going to go curl up in a corner and cry now. I feel so alone (I guess because I am).
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