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1398_Days
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I don't really know if this is the right place to post this.. but I'm kind of panicked right now and I could really use some support. I don't really have dental phobia anymore, but I do have agoraphobia. I've been almost completely housebound since 2016 and haven't been to the dentist since then. Well, over the past few days I have been having some jaw and tooth pain.
I had a lot of dental work done in 2015 and the jaw pain started some time after that (I think my bite got messed up from the two extractions I had). I clench my teeth too, so that also plays a part in it. Anyway, I blamed my sore jaw on teeth-clenching and stress. No biggie. Well, the pain hasn't gone away. It was pretty bad on Thursday and I could barely concentrate. Yesterday was a bit better but still sore. And then today.. I woke up with a very sore tooth. Before the pain in my jaw/teeth had been more of a general pain, but this pain makes it obvious which tooth is causing it. It hurts a lot when I bite down (eating is quite a hassle!) and it just feels.. weird. Like it's dead. But of course, being the stubborn person I am, I STILL blamed it on my teeth clenching.
Then, I drank some ice water earlier. The tooth that's been hurting is very sensitive to cold. It has been since I got a large filling in it a couple years ago. Well when I was drinking my water today, it didn't hurt. Not just that it didn't hurt, but I didn't feel anything! So I'm afraid the tooth is dead or something. I have no idea what to do. I haven't left my house in months, I don't know how I'm supposed to get to the dentist. I'm also worried because when I initially got that tooth filled, my dentist mentioned that he almost thought I was going to need a root canal because the filling was so deep. So I'm sure I'm going to need one now. Or just get it pulled. Is it bad that I would rather get it pulled? I might have to anyway since root canals aren't cheap!
I could really use some support though. I guess I'll have to make this work.. but it's going to suck. Especially if I have to get it pulled. I've had two other teeth extracted for the same reason (dental hygiene was not my favorite thing as a child. I sure am paying for that now!), and it has really screwed up my bite because I wasn't able to afford implants or braces. The last thing I need is another gap! Ahhh I don't know what to do. Please help
I had a lot of dental work done in 2015 and the jaw pain started some time after that (I think my bite got messed up from the two extractions I had). I clench my teeth too, so that also plays a part in it. Anyway, I blamed my sore jaw on teeth-clenching and stress. No biggie. Well, the pain hasn't gone away. It was pretty bad on Thursday and I could barely concentrate. Yesterday was a bit better but still sore. And then today.. I woke up with a very sore tooth. Before the pain in my jaw/teeth had been more of a general pain, but this pain makes it obvious which tooth is causing it. It hurts a lot when I bite down (eating is quite a hassle!) and it just feels.. weird. Like it's dead. But of course, being the stubborn person I am, I STILL blamed it on my teeth clenching.
Then, I drank some ice water earlier. The tooth that's been hurting is very sensitive to cold. It has been since I got a large filling in it a couple years ago. Well when I was drinking my water today, it didn't hurt. Not just that it didn't hurt, but I didn't feel anything! So I'm afraid the tooth is dead or something. I have no idea what to do. I haven't left my house in months, I don't know how I'm supposed to get to the dentist. I'm also worried because when I initially got that tooth filled, my dentist mentioned that he almost thought I was going to need a root canal because the filling was so deep. So I'm sure I'm going to need one now. Or just get it pulled. Is it bad that I would rather get it pulled? I might have to anyway since root canals aren't cheap!
I could really use some support though. I guess I'll have to make this work.. but it's going to suck. Especially if I have to get it pulled. I've had two other teeth extracted for the same reason (dental hygiene was not my favorite thing as a child. I sure am paying for that now!), and it has really screwed up my bite because I wasn't able to afford implants or braces. The last thing I need is another gap! Ahhh I don't know what to do. Please help