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Gfan
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- Oct 4, 2017
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Hi all. ..I've posted before, but not for awhile so I'll give a quick recap. To put it short my teeth are an absolute wreck. I'm a 39 year old woman who has zero confidence left because of this. I have numerous teeth decayed or broken in the back of my mouth(thank goodness it is not terribly noticeable). I have a bridge also in the back lower teeth that I have a feeling will fall out any time now. There are obvious problems going on underneath the anchor teeth and that area has been giving me pain.. My top front teeth now have a noticeable gap between them which has slowly gotten bigger in the last 2-3 years. I have a tooth that a crown fell off( which I never found). All my teeth are showing some sort of decay mostly at the gum line, Etc etc etc. The last few days I have been having a lot of jaw and ear pain and I know my time has probably come where I need to be seen. Im not as much scared of any of the procedures, but i am so terribly embarrassed. I know dentists have seen it all, but it doesn't make it any easier for me. The next issue I have is the cost. I barely make ends meet now being a mom of 3. The holidays are always a hard time anyway , so adding on extra bills seems impossible. Besides those issues the biggest thing holding me back is what people will say. I know some of my issues are noticeable to many, but I don't think anyone realizes how bad it actually is and that my only choice will most likely be dentures. I don't know how to break it to my kids, fiancee, friends, co-workers and everyone else I deal with on a daily basis. They all have perfect teeth. I'm so ashamed of how far I have let this go. I can't just show up with new teeth one day and think they won't notice. I don't want to have to explain this to people. I've tried to think of any excuse i could use as to why I need dentures, but there are none except that I was too afraid and ashamed to do something right when I started having issues. I've even contemplated leaving the job I've had for 15 years because I don't want them to know ( I work with my best friends so that would mean losing those friendships too). I'm just a wreck right now and if anyone has any advice about how to go about dealing with my greatest fear of explaining my situation to people I would greatly appreciate it. I know my friends will be understanding but that doesn't make it any easier. My kids make comments about people with bad teeth/ dentures so how do I tell them that their mom is in that same boat?? I don't know how much longer I can go on like this. Every morning the first thing I do is look in the mirror to make sure all my teeth are still there. I'm tired of living like this. Sorry for rambling, but I had to get it off my chest. Thanks for listening