Re: Dental Worries
Originally Posted by
Inspector javert
So whats bothering me now is pain in my teeth. I have a dentist appointment in September and that's the earliest I can get at the moment other than just showing up in the morning and hoping someone cancels. I do have a cavity in one of my teeth that is pretty big and my dentist wants to do an entire exam and cleaning before making any other plans. So in the interim I'm worrying about the pain I feel (and there's a good chance its all in my head or related to my allergies) and it potentially turning into an abscess and going to my brain and killing me.
I've had a dental abscess and there was no doubt as to the reason for the pain (mine was throbby and very painful) but antibiotics sorted it out and then the tooth was removed...
On the less HA influenced side of my mind I"m worried I might wind up needing another root canal and crown, since my insurance is maxed out (seriously **** dental insurance maximums how the hell can they justify keeping them at the same level as when Nixon was president) and the other plan I've been carrying doesn't cover major procedures like that. Which means another huge dental bill.
Depending on where the tooth is, you could opt for a fashionable gap? (I went with gap with one extraction and a crown on the other)
Maybe phone your dentist and tell them that you require an earlier appointment because you're in pain?
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