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I'm an 18, almost 19 year old female in desperate need of dental work and help...  I have no insurance, no job, and no money..  Plus my family refuses to help in any way possible... I brush my teeth twice daily, floss, and use mouth rinse, yet my teeth are still falling apart. I have four or five cavities, a root canal that has popped out several times in the last three/four years in turn leaving only the enamel from the roots lodged in my gums, and need braces.. My assumption is that there's not much room in my mouth for these teeth and they're crowding and just breaking. I had a few cavities filled, but the tooth around them keeps breaking due to bad dental work (Same person who did the root canal). I'm having issues getting a job in this area enough as is without my teeth falling apart, but the ones in the front are starting to go and if they go, I won't even have a chance of getting a job around here... Someone please help me, I'm too young to have teeth fall apart for literally no reason and the idea of the pain happening in my mouth again is enough to send me into a panic attack, please help me...

Hello.
its 8:18am on a saturday in college(ive been awake since 6), if for those of us that who
has had fun last night are passed out awaiting hangovers and such.
I also had gone out and had a good time only to wake up to the
throbbing of my teeth. And for those who do not know how it feels, it
is seriously one of the worsts ways to wake up to. I know i have several cavities, 6+.
To explain more about me:
I've always been outgoing and being really short (not legally a miget though) and as a girl, going into highschool was such a difference to make sure you had the "perfect body". to me it became easier the summer of my senior year.(i am now a freshman in college) that to purge was the easiest way and convinent way. with bulima and all the excess acid it started affecting my teeth. sometimes bits and peices will chip off now and then.
but on the good side. my bulimia is surely yet fagilely deminishing
my parents are korean and
im the first generation to be born in the us.
with the tiny money my parents bring in these days
its impossible for me to even
bring the topic of needing to get
cavaity fillings. ( in debt )
I was hoping/praying on a wing
that if someone can help me. please help me.
anything will make a difference

i know everyone is fighting their own battle
but i do hope someone can hear mine
and help.

Hi,

I am a 32 year old mom of 2 children under age 4. Like a lot of people, we are barely scraping by. We have had the worst luck in the past year, from a lady totalling our car with no insurance (we only had lliability b/c my husband was out of work), the heat going out in our car, the heat going out in our house, the roof leaking in my son's room, the fireplace flooding the carpet in the den, our daughter developing ezcema, my son developing a speech problem, me suffering from depression, abnormal thyroid and painful teeth. When I got pregnant with my soon in 2005, I noticed an abcessed tooth. It was a temporary crown that got an air pocket, then an infection. Well, we had medical but not dental at the time, and I was afraid of having dental work done while pregnant. My tooth finally fell completely out in 2006. I haven't had it fixed. I know it's absessed because the gum is puffy and if you press on it at times, it has pus. It is basically an open wound. I keep getting sick and I'm sure it's because the infection is getting worse. Quite recently, my head has starting pulsing or a nerve is jumping on the same side as the missing tooth. I am scared to death because I know how dangerous this is, but feel helpless because we are lucky to have $200 left over per month after paying for bills, groceries and gas. My husband was finally eligible for medical/dental. However, the place he works for doesn't really offer dental insurance, but a dental discount plan. I am just so discouraged. I used to have beautiful teeth. I look back at pictures from 2003 and my teeth were so nice. I haven't had dental coverage or money in such a long while that I couldn't keep them up. Not that I have the best hygiene habits. I will admit that. They were never really taught or enforced. I have been so depressed that I figure what's the point? All my teeth seem to be starting to decay. I am heartbroken that I may be in dentures by age 35, if not sooner. I am already missing my back teeth that got so infected from the wisdom teeth, I had no choice but to remove them. I also have mitral valve prolapse, so I am really worried. I know what I need to do. Seek medical attention immediately and take better care of myself and my teeth. I just don't have the means. Please help....

Angel

Birmingham, AL

hi< i am not sure how this works.

Moms you can do one thing to significantly decrease your child's odds of getting cavitites or fever blisters: Don't kiss your baby (or child) on the mouth.

Babies are not born with the bacteria that cause cavities in their mouths. Nor are they born with the virus (Herpes Simplex II) that causes fever blisters. Where do most people get these terrible bacteria or viruses? Mommy.

Let me encourage Moms, Dads and Grandparents not to kiss babies on the mouth nor share beverages or food. These are ways we GIVE these infections.

Such a simple step, but a big difference.

If you have any questions, go to www.ncmpact.com and ask via the contact page.

http://healthcareinfoandsavings.blogspot.com/

I ended up having to go to the dentist to fill my 8 cavities, and I couldn't believe I had gingivitis, too!  I paid for it using "chase health advance" - good for absolute emergencies, it's basically a credit card but you get up to 24 months to pay off your balance interest free.  If you can afford large monthly payments it may help you.  But please, don't do that.  

Instead, try something more natural with no chemicals.  I've felt 2 cavities return, and my  gum disease came back, so instead of going back to the dentist I did some research:

I found out that fluoride in toothpaste actually eats away at your enamel (as well as your bones when you drink it!)  Look it up!  And there's a coating in toothpaste that prevents your body from naturally restoring it's enamel, so you should BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITH SOAP!  That way you can thoroughly rinse off any residue and your body, if properly nurtured, can restore your enamel.  You need calcuim in your diet.

I personally recommend "Dr. Bronner's" soap, they're 100% natural and organic, and if you get peppermint then it feels more like toothpaste you're used to.  You only need a tiny bit because it's very concentrated, just be sure to rinse out your mouth 3 times after brushing.

Using this method, my gums have gotten tighter, more red and healthier looking; my teeth have gotten whiter and my cavities no longer hurt!  PLEASE give it some consideration!  I hope it helps you!!! 

Hi, I'm a semi recent college graduate with very low income, I am a dog walker for a living :) I am struggling with deferring huge loan payments, and I have a huge amount of credit card debt

I cannot afford to get my cavities filled, and my whole mouth is rotting and only getting worse.  It's been years since I could go to the dentist. I'm wondering if there are any dentists with a good reuptation out there willing to do the necessary procedures at a very low cost or for free.  I'm also curious if anyone knows about dental offices with financial assistance available, or that are privately funded.  Any financial contribution towards getting cavities filled would also work, I just need help soon!  The pain is getting bad, not to mention I'm losing friends over the...bad breath side effects of so many cavities. 

Thank you for any support you can offer me!  Even advice! :) 

"For middle-class and wealthy Americans, straight white teeth are still a virtual birthright. And dentists say that a majority of people in this country receive high-quality care. But many poor and lower-middle-class families do not receive adequate care, in part because most dentists want customers who can pay cash or have private insurance, and they do not accept Medicaid patients. As a result, publicly supported dental clinics have months-long waiting lists even for people who need major surgery for decayed teeth." full NYT article here