
themombat
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- Jul 9, 2009
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- 28
My teeth are pretty much a mess. I don't have dental insurance. My husband has been un- or under-employed for most of the last two years and any resources we may have once had, be it credit cards or help from family, are exhausted. We are only just barely getting by at this time. The very back tooth on the bottom broke today. At this point it doesn't hurt, although there's a sharp bit scraping my tongue. I have absolutely no idea when we might be able to afford to have proper dental care for me, but I don't expect it will be anytime soon. There is a free clinic I might be eligible for, but they provide only the most basic services, extractions and simple fillings. What I'm wondering, as I sit here having panic attack after panic attack, is if it would be better to just have the tooth removed at this point, or try to live with it in hopes I might be able to have it fixed? It's completely freaking me out and I'd like to just have it out (although the thought of having it done makes me feel sick) rather than worry and worry for some unknown period of time. But I understand there are issues involved in just having a tooth removed, bone loss or whatnot. With our limited resources and destroyed credit, I just don't see us being able to afford even reasonably priced work in the near future. The money problems + dental phobia = me in a constant state of distress, it's exhausting 
