I'm 25, haven't been to the dentist in 10 years because of severe anxiety. My wisdom teeth are starting to bother me and 3 are probably impacted, all are through the gum though. They all started to hurt at the same time so I plan on getting them out a.s.a.p. I think I have cavities on all the teeth next to the wisdoms because they're too close together. Anyway, I have no dental insurance and I'm on a limited budget. I have $1,000 in Care Credit and can save $200 a month in cash for dental work. I know my wisdoms need to come out NOW, but I have just enough money to go straight to the oral surgeon's for my xrays, consultation and removal. I spoke to them and got the max. total cost. I am wondering if I should go to the dentist's first instead and have him do the xrays and refer me to the surgeon. Is that the normal way of doing this and would it save me any money to do it this way? Because if I spend the money on a dentist's appt. (he can't pull them because he doesn't do sedation) I may not have enough for the surgery and I can't take it much longer. I do need my cavities fixed though before I end up needing root canals which I just cannot have with my anxiety/lack of money :(
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well i dont think u have the luxury of time to wait or waste more time..u should straight away go to a dental surgeon..he will do the xrays for u and give u consultation and the removal with one straight shot and without the need of having 2 opinions which can also be a hazarad. and its probably the safe shot to do this because wisdom teeth are usually prefered to be removed anyways..fixing them required continuse care and alot of money waste (like i did) and it can also be dameging to ur other teeth.. take care and all the luck in ur surgeory
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Is this common in New York?
Couple of the lines on my divorce summons: "Judgment directing Defendant to maintain life insurance coverage on Defendant's life with Plaintiff to be designated as irrevocable beneficiary." "Judgment directing Defendant to maintain medical and dental insurance coverage for the benefit of the Plaintiff" Me=Defendant Wife=Plaintiff I have my reservations about those so I wanted to see if anyone had already had some sort of experience with these two. Thank you, JM
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Being in NY has nothing to do with it. Your wife obviously just had a better lawyer. Get a decent lawyer and contest the terms, just make sure you have valid, logical reasons for not covering her insurance and letting her have your life insurance benefits. If she has been dependant on you--i.e. you were sole provider--she has a case, but you can definitely maintain that she is a grown woman and can provide these things for herself. Do you have children? If so, benefits should go to them. If not, you can give your benefits to someone else.
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Being in NY has nothing to do with it. Your wife obviously just had a better lawyer. Get a decent lawyer and contest the terms, just make sure you have valid, logical reasons for not covering her insurance and letting her have your life insurance benefits. If she has been dependant on you--i.e. you were sole provider--she has a case, but you can definitely maintain that she is a grown woman and can provide these things for herself. Do you have children? If so, benefits should go to them. If not, you can give your benefits to someone else.
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Do cavities cause bad breath?
I have two cavities that got worse and as a result, I had to get a root canal done for both teeth. But I notice a bad odor coming from those two particular teeth. How do I stop this? What's the best remedy? I know I need to go visit the dentist, but I have no money or health/dental insurance. I want permanent results, not temporary masks. I know I have halitosis because whenever I talk to people, they back away from me. It's really embarassing. I don't mean to offend anyone. This is why I feel insecure talking face to face with people. Yes, I do floss and brush at least twice a day. No matter what I do, it doesn't go away. I want to be confident talking to others. One dentist told me I have the early signs of periodonal disease, so can that be it too? Damn it, I don't understand how I have so much dental problems when I take care of my teeth very well. Yes, I have a sweet tooth and I ate a lot of junk food in the past, but I always brush my teeth afterward. WTH?
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Try rinsing your mouth with peroxide and eat mints. That is all you can do in your situation unless you go to a dentist where they can open your gums and drain the pus out or drill the rotten part out of your teeth and recap them getting rid of the odors. THey seem infected. I don't know what state you live in, but most places have low cost or free dentists. Like Mercy College in Mi. Call around to colleges in your area. They may have dental colleges with students willing to clean and repair your teeth for almost free or a grade for them. I had my teeth done for free by a student and he did ok. Call around now.
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Try rinsing your mouth with peroxide and eat mints. That is all you can do in your situation unless you go to a dentist where they can open your gums and drain the pus out or drill the rotten part out of your teeth and recap them getting rid of the odors. THey seem infected. I don't know what state you live in, but most places have low cost or free dentists. Like Mercy College in Mi. Call around to colleges in your area. They may have dental colleges with students willing to clean and repair your teeth for almost free or a grade for them. I had my teeth done for free by a student and he did ok. Call around now.
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Where should I start first? Dentist or Periodontist? Advice?
Right now I'm pretty sure I have a form of periodontitis. I'm also pregnant and I haven't seen a dentist in a few years. I have no dental insurance, but I did talk to a dentists office that said something about AmeriPlan dental and they got me interested in them. Anyways, I'm confused as to where to start. I know if I have periodontitis, my dentist will refer me to a periodontist, so I'm worried about signing up for the Ameriplan if they won't even take it. Where should I start? Should I get a consultation visit with a dentist or a periodontist?
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Start off by seeing a general dentist first. Unless your gum problems are very advanced and severe, they will not refer you to a periodontist. Most gum treatment can be handled in your family dentist's office. It will also be less expensive if a specialist isn't needed. good luck.
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Start off by seeing a general dentist first. Unless your gum problems are very advanced and severe, they will not refer you to a periodontist. Most gum treatment can be handled in your family dentist's office. It will also be less expensive if a specialist isn't needed. good luck.
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Fix teeth or try to conceive?
I have been trying to get pregnant for 5 years now. We have a 6 yr old. Tried 3 tries with clomid, first one worked, but ended in miscarriage in January. Now I have a stronger dose of clomid to try, but got bad news from my dentist when I went for the first time in 7 years. I have pretty bad teeth. 12 cavities, and one of those needs a root canal. The root canal will cost about $2000 and to fix the rest of my cavities will be about $2000 so I'm looking at about $4000. We don't have any dental insurance. We have health insurance that covers big things (like pregnancies) after a 2500 deductable. We can use the money in our HSA for things like the dentist, but it doesn't come off of the deductable. So, all but $2500 of a pregnancy will be covered, but the dentist is coming straight from our pockets. I've signed up with CareCredit which helps, but just got 2 teeth fixed and now have a $42 a month bill ( $433 total) which we can pay off in 2-3 months so that's not a problem. I can only charge up to $3000 on it and each time I go is another per month bill. Like $42 + $42(if I were to get the same amount of work done), so my bill would be $84 per month. Our money in our HSA is gone due to all the dentist appts for me and my family plus all my doctor appts and hospital bills(miscarriage, lab work, and ultrasound). We have $44 a week going into the HSA. I just don't know if I should get my teeth fixed first ( which could very likely take me a full year or two to afford) or ttc first which may or may not work. My root canal appt isn't until the end of Sept., but that might have to get pushed back due to money issues. My aunt ( who is 7 yrs younger than me - long story) is going to start ttc her 3rd in october and I know that's totally going to depress me since it happens right away for her without even trying. I'm not getting any younger ( 32 in September) so it's only going to get harder. But I wonder how much longer these teeth can go without getting filled? Obviously waiting 7 years led to at least one root canal. I was going to get them filled 7 years ago, but go pregnant with my son after getting 2 filled. Then just never had the money to get them fixed after. What would you do?
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Get on a supplemental plan with no waiting periods asap and fix your teeth. I recommend dentalservice4less.com
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Get on a supplemental plan with no waiting periods asap and fix your teeth. I recommend dentalservice4less.com
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Where should I start first? Dentist or Periodontist? Advice?
Right now I'm pretty sure I have a form of periodontitis. I'm also pregnant and I haven't seen a dentist in a few years. I have no dental insurance, but I did talk to a dentists office that said something about AmeriPlan dental and they got me interested in them. Anyways, I'm confused as to where to start. I know if I have periodontitis, my dentist will refer me to a periodontist, so I'm worried about signing up for the Ameriplan if they won't even take it. Where should I start? Should I get a consultation visit with a dentist or a periodontist?
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Start off by seeing a general dentist first. Unless your gum problems are very advanced and severe, they will not refer you to a periodontist. Most gum treatment can be handled in your family dentist's office. It will also be less expensive if a specialist isn't needed. good luck.
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Start off by seeing a general dentist first. Unless your gum problems are very advanced and severe, they will not refer you to a periodontist. Most gum treatment can be handled in your family dentist's office. It will also be less expensive if a specialist isn't needed. good luck.
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Do I need jaw realignment?
In the past two years, I have removed 3 of my 4 wisdom teeth. I never thought I needed to removed them, because they were growing in straight and were not affecting anything else, but I removed them anyway. Now, I still have one wisdom tooth left but my jaw feels unaligned. My back molars no longer meet like they used to, and when I wake up every morning my jaw aches, sometimes all day, and sometimes results in headaches. For example, if I set my jaw down in a position that only one side of my molars meet then I am unable to open my jaw all the way, but if I realign it to set down on the opposite side, I can move it freely. The issue is that I'm a student about to graduate college with only the military Tricare Standard insurance for dependents, which does not cover dental insurance. So I need to know if I need any procedure done, or just a simple night guard to help the sleep discomfort.
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you should visit the dentist if he thinks that your teeth are not meeting properly and they need adjustment, he will do that or he will give you the night guard. it looks like from your symptoms that you are having the problem of bruxism. for more information on bruxism you can visit the following link http://www.identalhub.com/ArticleSubCate…
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you should visit the dentist if he thinks that your teeth are not meeting properly and they need adjustment, he will do that or he will give you the night guard. it looks like from your symptoms that you are having the problem of bruxism. for more information on bruxism you can visit the following link http://www.identalhub.com/ArticleSubCate…
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