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Oh, I feel badly for all you ladies who have been experiencing such issues!
I'm going to ask a question that may seem obtuse, but please realize that I'm asking in all sincerity and with genuine curiosity.
At what point do you make the decision to just pull the tooth rather than try procedure after procedure to fix it? Some of you have spoken about tens of thousands of dollars being spent on dental procedures (with no help from insurance). Has there ever been a time that you just had to throw in the towel and give up on a tooth?
I've had to do that with 4 in the past 2 years, and now another one is acting up. This is on teeth I've already spent tens of thousands trying to fix with root canals and crowns, and going to endodontist for retreats at over 2000 each time. And those fail within a couple of years. After the last one failed, I decided to give up. It cost over 200 bucks just to have them pulled, so it's not like that's cheap, either!
Now I have yet another root canal/crowned tooth that is acting up and I'm in tears over it. I know a lot of people judge and say to take better care of my teeth, but they have no idea! I brush, floss, and use a water pick twice a day. I do not have gum disease. My problems arise from severe dry mouth as well as TMJ/teeth grinding and breaking teeth.
I don't have any more money to put in to fixing the same teeth over and over and over again. Some of the ones I don't have any more, I'm still making payments on the repairs I made to them while they were still in my mouth.
I'm mortified about my newly missing teeth.All the ones in front are still there. Maybe I can keep those and just get partials in the back. My front teeth are pretty. *sigh*
Severe dry mouth (xerostomia) can really be awful. I have it from medications I'm on. You should get a mouthguard to protect your teeth while bruxing (grinding). Also, there's a great company that makes super products for dry mouth, called Biotene. You can look them up online and the products are in grocery and drugstores. They have special rinses, gels, lozenges, toothpaste, gum, etc. The packaging is white with blue lettering. Usually on top shelves.
Thanks. Yes, I use a guard for the TMJ/grinding. It is an NTI type that seperates the teeth in the front so the back ones can't touch. I only wear it at night, though. I still find myself clenching during the day - something I'm really trying to find ways to work on. different massage things, etc. But unfortunately, a lot of the damage has already been done.
I use a lot of dry mouth products, including different brands of lozenges that stick to the roof of the mouth at night. Some are kind of nasty, lol. But it's all I can do to keep my mouth from becoming totally parched and dry in the middle of the night. I usually have to get up a couple of times to rinse and swish. It's pretty bad.
Sorry to go off topic, but it really isn't...if anyone had dry mouth but doesn't have teeth problems YET, please PLEASE start taking EXTRA care of them now. You have to be triple diligent with them than other people. Even then, you may have trouble.
Oh, I feel badly for all you ladies who have been experiencing such issues!
At what point do you make the decision to just pull the tooth rather than try procedure after procedure to fix it? Some of you have spoken about tens of thousands of dollars being spent on dental procedures (with no help from insurance). Has there ever been a time that you just had to throw in the towel and give up on a tooth?
I had to once when we were doing a (military) move and in a new town. I'd messed with the pain until I said, to heck with this, just pull it! New dentist did. Can't say, I've ever regretted that decision. The pain while it was in the mouth was a real nuisance!
DH has a lot of dental issues and recently needed 3 molars worked on with two crowns. He had gone over what our insurance will pay for the year so the bill was over $4000!! I so wish that he would just get them all removed and have dentures. But at least he decided against implants. They tried getting him to go for those until he saw the cost. I don't mean to be mean spirited but this is an 80 year old man and dentists nowadays won't even entertain the idea of removing what they consider a ""good"" tooth. How is it a good tooth if it's broken? I'm 20+ years younger than DH and haven't had any serious dental issues yet but when and if it happens I'll do my best to find a dentist who will give me dentures. Several of my older relatives had them and they had no problems with them at all. They were well made and fitted and looked absolutely normal. And they could eat just about anything except corn on the cob (which I don't eat anyway).
Oh, I feel badly for all you ladies who have been experiencing such issues!
At what point do you make the decision to just pull the tooth rather than try procedure after procedure to fix it? Some of you have spoken about tens of thousands of dollars being spent on dental procedures (with no help from insurance). Has there ever been a time that you just had to throw in the towel and give up on a tooth?
I've always had regular excellent dental care but all sorts of serious problems. Went almost weekly to University of Tx Dental School for several years and had tons of work done for cost only. Then I moved and continued to have issues that were very expensive and only minimally covered by insurance. About 3 years ago I threw in the towel and went for an upper denture in lieu of natural teeth. It's not entirely satisfactory but I have not regretted having done it.
I've never heard of a really great dental insurance plan. They're a lose/lose situation for an insurance company so the benefits are limited at best.
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