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Ari31
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Hello and thanks for any advice in advance,
I'll try to be brief. I'm 31, have never been to the dentist due to lack of insurance, and am currently working to secure Medicaid to seek dental help. My teeth are a mess, I'm sure in ways I don't even know. But what is really causing me anxiety and extreme depression is the fact that the back of my bottom front teeth have begun chipping and rotting away in pieces over the last year or so.
I'm wondering:
1) is there anything I can do to show down this rotting until I can get to the dentist?
2) what can I expect as far as treatment for this? In assuming I will have to have teeth in the front pulled, and from there I have no idea what to expect.
3) I'm a musician and I'm really scared that false teeth or implants or whatever will dramatically change my word pronunciation when I sing and if anyone can speak to that from person experience, I'd appreciate it.
I'm just so intensely brought down by this situation. It feels like an inescapable nightmare right now. I'm terrified of going to the dentist but even more terrified of not going or not being able to afford a fix. Sorry to rant there.
Thanks again,
Ari31
I'll try to be brief. I'm 31, have never been to the dentist due to lack of insurance, and am currently working to secure Medicaid to seek dental help. My teeth are a mess, I'm sure in ways I don't even know. But what is really causing me anxiety and extreme depression is the fact that the back of my bottom front teeth have begun chipping and rotting away in pieces over the last year or so.
I'm wondering:
1) is there anything I can do to show down this rotting until I can get to the dentist?
2) what can I expect as far as treatment for this? In assuming I will have to have teeth in the front pulled, and from there I have no idea what to expect.
3) I'm a musician and I'm really scared that false teeth or implants or whatever will dramatically change my word pronunciation when I sing and if anyone can speak to that from person experience, I'd appreciate it.
I'm just so intensely brought down by this situation. It feels like an inescapable nightmare right now. I'm terrified of going to the dentist but even more terrified of not going or not being able to afford a fix. Sorry to rant there.
Thanks again,
Ari31