Ugh......that's exactly why I haven't done anything about having all my teeth extracted & getting dentures.....didn't want to get into any more debt that I am in & don't have the money to make monthly payments to pay that kind of expense & REFUSE TO PAY INTEREST!!!!!!

However, while I was volunteering at the horse park middle of October, I ran into a lady who uses the UK dental school & had her teeth pulled & got dentures.....she said they were the best & anything over $200, they have a financial center that works within your monthly ability to pay & if you have an impossible month, they work with you on rescheduling your payments.......couldn't ask for a better situation for me. The lady had an appointment that next week, took my name & phone number & gave it to them.....I hadn't gotten around to calling them.....they called me & I have an appointment NEXT WEEK.

Most of my teeth have broken off....bad enamel from when the teeth were forming...high temperature from being sick & the antibiotics they claim to be the reason why the enamel didn't form.....think there was also some bad genes from my father but not sure why bad genes would have any cause for bad enamel......so I honestly believe that it was the being sick with the high temps (bronchitis, pneumonia.....throughout those years the teeth were forming under my baby teeth) & the antibiotics have already been proven to cause enamel problems (now they know....just my luck).

Just going for the initial consultation next week.....$64.....then they determine how to go from there. I also need oral surgery for the soft tissue that formed behind each side behind my bottom teeth from grinding my teeth my whole life.

Seems like my subconscious knew how bad my teeth were & was constantly trying to get them out of my mouth with the grinding ......I didn't think I was that stressed or anxious as a child.....but something caused me to grind my teeth.

Hope all turns out well with everyone's dental experiences. Going to the dentist has always been traumatic for me because I have always had bad teeth & there has always been something more wrong than just the simple dental care that others were lucky enough to have.