Hey,
I have bad teeth.
I brush regularly and try to take care of
my teeth, but bad teeth (soft teeth and
gum disease) runs in my family.
If I smile, Im sure my teeth look fine,
but I'm positive that I have many cavities
lurking underneath.
anyways to the point of my story,
The other day I started to get a horrible
toothache, and its gotten worse.
its the first top molar. I can't chew,
close my mouth, and the pain wakes me up
at night. The Gum hurts aswell.
I'm abroad and terrified of going to a
dentist here, I don't want to have it
pulled, I'd rather a root canal or
something... yea it hurts so bad I WANT a
root canal. (Im sure many can relate)
I also do not have dental insurance.
I'm also afraid that the dentist is going
to see all my cavities and think I don't
take care of my teeth, when I do, see all
the work I most likely need done, know I
dont have insurance and just pull it.
I'm so terrified of dentists that totally
willing to fly back to the US (was
planning to next month anyways) and see a
dentist in my hometown, to relieve atleast
al little anxienty, and see if the tooth
can be saved.
but how do I know if it needs to be pulled
or not.
I don't want to push up my trip if its
just going to have to be pulled.
I really don't want to lose a tooth, I'm
young but many in my family had to have
teeth pulled when they were young, I just
want to hold on to them as long as I can.
So..if someone can tell me what to look
for to see if it needs to be pulled
I'd greatly appreciate it.
