BoxerMom
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Hi all. Found this site today, and here it goes. I’m sitting here reading through some of the threads, and I’m crying. My teeth are horrible. So bad that I am sick all the time. And I think to myself well, just make a damn appointment and get it over with, but I’m so very ashamed, and terrified. I’ve always had bad teeth - I’ve had so much dental work done since I was a kid, and I haven’t been back in over 20 years, so now everything’s just ruined. I’m sorry I can’t seem to organize my thoughts... I’ve had braces with an awful retainer thing that went around my head, I’ve had at least 8 teeth extracted because they said my mouth was too small, I’ve had veneers and my teeth rotted behind those, so then I got four crowns. Then after everything was fixed, I went for a checkup and they stuck that damn hook right into a nerve... I jerked my head so fast I’m surprised it didn’t cut my face open, and I’ve not been back. I’ve had abscess after abscess and I just can’t do this anymore. But I’m so scared, I don’t know if I can even make the first phone call. We have dental insurance but there’s no way it will cover all the costs. I really just want them all extracted and to get dentures. I know I have to do something, I have no other choice, but every time I even think about calling a dentist, I feel a panic attack coming. My husband says we’ll find a way somehow, but that causes more anxiety. I just don’t know what to do