Oh, all of y'all make me feel like I'm not alone! This tooth. a front tooth, that had to be extracted, had been a problem since my youth, and had a root canal, then a crown from early days, like my 20's. I am actually lucky to have most of my teeth, since my early dental care was so poor. Growing up poor, the only reason we ever went to a dentist... a "horse dentist," I call him, in the coal fields, was for extractions. My bite is all messed up from missing back teeth, but manageable. I even went to the extent of having braces in my 40's to correct some of the problems, but that really hasn't helped. The dentist I'm going to now is really a great one. He even teaches at the local career center, and all his staff are wonderful. I'm prepared to weather this current expense, though it will take me several months to recover financially. After that, looking toward retirement, I can only hope I'll not encounter further expensive problems like this one!
Thanks to you all for sharing!
Patty