IF I ONLY HAD ONE WISH IN LIFE IT WOULD BE TO HAVE BETTER TEETH OR REPLACE THE ONES I AM MISSING . FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE HAD MANY DENTAL ISSUES. IM AM 35 YEARS OLD WICH IS STILL YOUNG AND NEVER BEEN MARRIED. IN WHICH ME AND MY BOYFRIEND IS LOOKING TO WED IN THE SUMMER 2011. I CANT POSSIBLY BE LOOKING FORWARD IN SMILING IN MY WEDDING PICTURES. I DONT NEED DENTURES I AM IN NEED OF PARTIALS AND TO CLOSE MY GAP. I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING WITH THIS GAP AND PAIN BECAUSE OF MY SMILE. I THINK I AM VERY PRETTY STILL BUT MY CHILDREN EVEN THINK THAT MY SELF CONFIDENCE WOULD BE BETTER IF I DIDNT HAVE A GAP AND HAD TEETH. I WOULD WISH THAT SOMEONE OUT THERE COULD HEAR MY CRY POINT ME TO A VERY GOOD DENTIST THAT COULD DO THIS DENTALWORK AND HELP ME REGAIN CONFIDENCE AGAIN.
MY NAME IS SHELLY HERNANDEZ, I AM UNEMPLOYED & HAVE BEEN FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS & MY UNEMPLOYEMENT RAN OUT IN JAN 2010. MY HUSBAND IS ALSO UNEMPLOYED BUT THANK GOD HE IS STILL RECEVING HIS UNEMPLOYMENT. HOWEVER WE ARE NOT EVEN BEING ABLE TO COVER OUR MONTHLY BILLS. I JUST RECENTLY STUMBLED ON TO A VERY GOOD POSSIBLE JOB,HOWEVER IT IS DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC CONSTANTLY, SO APPERANCE IS VERY IMPORTANT. I AM ON THE VERGE OF LOSING MY FRONT BOTTOM 4 TEETH 2 OF WHICH ARE HANGING BY A THREAD I HAVE GOTTON TO THE POINT THAT I CANT EAT MUCH OF ANYTHING DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM TERRIFIED THAT THEY WILL FALL OUT. I HAVE NO INSURANCE.& REALLY NEED TO FIX THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . IF NOT I KNOW I WILL NOT GET THIS JOB IN WHICH I NEED SO VERY DESPRETLY. IF ANYONE KNOWS SOMEONE THAT COULD HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!! SEND ME AN EMAIL TO cleansweep1020@yahoo.com I CANT EXPRESS HOW MUCH I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU & MY GOD BLESS
I am a long time contributor to Aidpage and went through a brief period of loosing my account. Since being back, I have focused on other threads and just decided to visit this one. I have helped countless people over the years with dental issues. In short, if you paid money to a dentist to do a bunch of work that you feel is not complete, you are entitled to feeling better. Have you contacted the dentist who did the original work? If so, what has been their response? Feel free to PM me if you like. I will do what I can to help.
Hi, Nancy. One thing you don't really mention is the "Good money after bad" syndrome. I paid $1,100 for my last root canal, only to have that tooth break off at the gumline while I was eating a slice of pizza. Then I had to pay an oral surgeon $350 to remove what was left of that tooth! $1,500 on a tooth I could have had pulled for $80! My sister has had dentures since her 30's. She's been trying to talk me into getting dentures for years. Well, she's right! I've had it. I'm done. I will never get another root canal. I have better things to do with $14,000 than spend it on root canals and crowns that will only go bad and have to be pulled eventually anyway. I want all of my teeth pulled. I want full dentures. Please tell me you can help me with this. Thank you!
hello, i am looking for a way to afford dentures for my husband. he is 47, disabled because of a condition called multi infarct dementia also with parkinsons symptoms. he has dental insurance but it doesn't pay much towards dentures or the surgery needed to remove whats left of his teeth. he has no whole teeth left, just broken off pieces. his teeth became brittle because he was on 13 medications at once until the doctors finally figured out what was wrong with him. he also has medicare but of course they pay nothing. i lost my job when he was in the hospital with double pnuemonia and a collapsed lung. my job replaced me after telling me to take two weeks to get him back on his feet. now he requires constant care. the local dental school wants $3000 to remove what is left of his teeth and this does not include dentures only the removal. we could pay some out of pocket but not $3000. we live on less than $2000 a month. he has to be monitered during tooth removal because he also has a pacemaker due to heart problems along with the strokes.
in response to All4Kloee...no honey and if you are over 21 medicaid will not touch u. my son is in the same boat too! he has a daughter 7, no money, has bone tumors and his teeth are worse than mine but mine are catching up very fast. i feel for u honey because i understand your pain also. maybe we can work together and come up with something. all the good people on here may just come up with something god willing! we just pray and trust in the lord from day to day, right now that is all we can do! yes i am convinced the meds did it to mine! they were not this way until i had been on them about 3 good years! lots of luck and if i find out any thing i will let u know. what state are u in? good luck and god bless u and your baby--wanda
in response to astrid_lao...Hello, Just wanted you to know that here in Fl, if you are on medicaid, they pay for dentures. Have you applied for medicaid because if you are accepted, that is another way of getting free dentures.
in response to kbee...Hi. I am also in PainManagment and am on a number of medications. Methadone,oxycontin,oxycodone,and lortab and a couple anxiety prescriptions. this is all due to a car wreck i was in when i was 15 years old. i suffer severe back pain everyday! so i can imagine what your going through. I also have bad teeth now and im positive that my meds are the source.Im only 25 years old and i want and need dentures bad. I am no longer able to smile or feel confident at all. Before these medications i had GREAT teeth. now im missing a number of teeth and its only getting worse. I have paid for 2 diffrent partials but they hurt my teeth too bad to where. what a waste of money. I am wondering if you found anywhere that will do GOOD work for free or a very very low price??. I cant work and have very little money. I have a 3 yr old and a baby on the way so its not going to change anytime soon. Thank you.
They have dentist and doctors that volunteer to help people for free:
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in response to kbee...get on line and look up mountain dew mouth you will see dr smith on there that took 150.000.00 of his money and has a huge truck that is his office to help up north area with teeth for less or free cbs news had him on the show good luck
in response to midget1...Oh dear you mean you have no replaced teeth? Affordable dentures is cheap, and also you could try your county for programs to help. wish you the best If I think of something else I will let you know deb
in response to kbee...Well I can say I have never heard of that. Try to see if you can find info online about it.I wish you the best it must be hard to be in pain all of the time. God Bless you and your family
If you want to get out of Pain.....Naturally, with no side affects...Please call Rebekah at 480-621-7297 or 480-593-7449 . I can tell you of something that will take pain a way, in just mins....and ...NO it is not a drug of any kind...it is real and it is helping thousands of people all over the world. This is Pain any where in the body....not just the mouth....But any where in one's body....it is really something.....Smiling :-)
I am not a nurse but have heard from others in similar situations - medications that cause issues with teeth, gums, etc. This is a troubling situation ... you need the medication but the side effects are not always pleasent:) Debbieann will surely have a better response. You may also consider asking a pharmacist.
debbieann, i have something to ask you since you are a nurse--my son and i both go to pain management and we are on pain meds, we both take methadone--have you heard of it causing peoples teeth to break and get in the shape ours is in? i thought we heard on the news one time that it was causing breakage to teeth. our teeth , come to think of it were not in this bad of shape until we starting taking the medicine. we have both been on it for about 6-8 years. any help you could think of on this matter would be greatly appreciated. god bless, wanda--kbee--i am gonna try and do some research myself to see if i can find out any info--if any one out there might know please drop me a line!
debbieann, that is some great news! i certainly hope the company does something for your son! my son has over 20 bone tumors, he has been sick with an abcess from his mouth for over 2 days, he has not been able to eat anything! poor thing fell last night in the bathroom and scared me nearly to death! i have bone disease and can not bend at all today, i am down in my back, i have ruptures and fractures and nerve damage. that nerve damage is bad, nothing will stop that--it fells like constant labor pains! my little dog precious is very smart also! she brings us so much joy! i think she thinks she is human, drinks coffee and tea just like us! she is as spoiled as the 7 year old granddaughter! drop me a line when you can, good hearing from you! god bless you and your family--wanda--kbee
in response to kbee...kbee, you are sooo sweet honey I am fond of dogs best too. Reba is chihahah and jack russel so she is really smart, I have her trained to help with elderly patients. I am getting closer with the situation with Jeremy, I have been talking to the pepsi co. I think they understand now. Thanks keep me posted deb
in response to debbieann...hello! i read your entry, my son and i both have a medical card but it will not cover anything to do with our teeth! isn't that insane! i saw your pic with your pup, is it a rat terrier? i have one just like it almost! she is also black and white maybe just a little smaller, she is sooo sweet , her name is precious, she was just that when we got her, no bigger than a small rat! i am sorry about your son, mine has no car either and is not working, trying to go to college, he goes on the internet. i am glad to see someone is concerned, the world needs more people who care about each other! once again, thanks for replying! hope to hear from you again--kbee in hot louisiana--god bless you and your family
in response to kbee...try calling your county I have a son that has the same problem call medicare and medicaid and they will give you a referral to a doctor that takes your ins. good luck god bless you my son is throwing up at work and has no running car so I am going to go get him not sure if I should just take him to the hospital. Keep in touch and I will keep you in mind if I learn an answer.
By kbee posted on Jun 19, 2010... modified on Jun 25, 2010
hello, i have a post, kbee, my son and i are in great need of dentures, we are sick daily from what is left of teeth, i no longer call them that becasue they are horrible!!! we live in louisiana around leesville and alexandria. any help would be appreciated. we both need full extractions and dentures. our mouth is interferring with our daily living, i am consumed to liquids and drinking through straws, my son is in constant pain and has over 20 bone tumors beside the tooth pain, his mouth is a nightmare, the dr's can't believe whtat they see when they look in his mouth and i am not far behind! please let us know womething soon, what about the dental grant? thanks so much and god bless, kbee--wkayb48@bellsouth.net--i am disabled and have medicare-medicaid and my son has medicaid also.
in response to kbee...hello again, kbee here--please please does any one know of any dental help in the leesville-alexandria la area? if so please reply to my comment! as i posted my son and myself are in great need of any help, we are so sick from our teeth, we have to constantly take antibiotics when we can get them. i am on liquids and we both can not chew, our mouth is a sewer! please begging for any help!!! thanks and god bless, kbee in louisiana
thank you sheshe for the information, they have a office in my city and I actually went to them a few months ago. Your right they are enexpensive however my problem is in the financial area. I have no job and no money. I can not work and I am waiting for disability for which i just got turned down for the 4th time so while they are cheap i still can not afford them. i am happy to hear that your problem was solved, it is encouraging to read about ppl who have had simialr situations find the help they need, thank you for sharing and God bless you
I just had to comment on this article!! I live in NC, where I went not too long ago to Affordable Dentures, and the same thing happens at this one that you just described here! I guess they're all over the country now!! I haad broken my uppers, and I went and got brand new for $400! I have a beautiful smile, too -- the old set was very poorly made, and didn't look anywhere as nice, either!
So, how are you doing? I haven't heard from you since I last replied to your message. Is everything okay? Hope so. Let me know what's up with you when you get a chance, okay, my dear?
in response to komapro...Dear Konapro:--I don't know if I can answer all your questions about dentures but I can relate my experience in hopes that it may be of help to you and others. Teo years ago I was desparate to have my teeth pulled and dentures put in. I was reccomended to a dental office by the name of Affordable Dentures and they do not tak appointments so I showed up at 7:30 AM the next morning and they got me in and xrayed my mouth and took a short medical briefing and told me to comr back at 9:30 that morning. I did and the dentist commensed to pulling my teeth after he took a plastic impression of my mouth and in no time at all my teth were all puled and he had put in a full set of dentures and I was told not to remove the dentures until the next morning when I came back for my last visit and the dentist would take them out and clean my gums , insert my new dentures and I would be off on my way back home. He gave me a perscription of pain meds if I needed them and I had a brand new smile. Now the cost. You won't believe it but I only paid a little over $600 and that was for the extractions (and that was for the novacaine and all)plus my beautiful new teeth and a very tender caring dentist. :You cannot get a better deal than that. I love in Washington state and there are only 2 offoces, one is Spokane and one id the Tri Citys so you would have to look them up in your phone book and find out where they are located and I highly advise ;you look into them as I know no ohter place that cheap and that quality of work. There are 100's of people that come from Seattle just to have their teth extracted and dentures put in as there is no office in Seattle. You can get the premier set and they cost around $600 and that is with the extractions as well. I hope this has helped you and I sincerely hope you take my advice and call them. Sincerely Sheshe030
Hi, I currently am unemployed in Central New york. have been for almost 2 years. can't seem too get a job, But I feel it's because I have hardly any teeth. I tried the VA, But it seems It has to be a service related issue? I have no Top, and on bottom only have 6, I need them out, and im in need of dentures, and don't know what to do. SO Stressed... Does anyone know where I can turn too in new york for help.? Again unemployed, and no Insurance.
I have tried to find the correct grant to apply for but looking up a specific grant without the help of a grant writer is difficult. I would and do appreciate any info you can give me to that effect....thank you for responding...
I am a 47 yr old woman who had her teeth out in april of 2009. I am on a fixed income which my rent takes. I feel very unpretty and have a hard time eating. I have lost about 25 lbs. I have looked around to get some help, but have come to dead ends. The State Of Maine refuses to help unless it is a medical nessecarry. Could I get some help getting dentures PLEASE?
I am 42 years old. I am applying for disability due to a rare heart defect I was born with but not diagnosed until last September. I had a triple by pass that month and in November I had a heart attack. I have not been able to work since last year and the only insurance I had was thru my wife. She left me last month so now I have no insurance, no job, no income and waiting for SSI could take years. I am currently on my third application for SSI. Meanwhile my teeth are terrible. Every tooth is loose, I only have 26 left and they all need to come out. I need dentures as well. None of the dentist are willing to work with me, they all want the money up front. My free clinic can not handle the amount of work I need to have done so instead of taking one tooth at a time they simple refuse to do anything. I am desperate at this point and everyone I ask for advice concerning this tells me to try this website. So I am writing to your school to see if anything can be done for me.
hi.. i need some help pls.. my father needs dentures, we cant afford to have his dentures be done by highasking price dentist. i cannot support him by now because i dnt have work also, he had trouble finding jobs because of the poor condition of his teeth. it broke my heart every time i see him. he looks like a homeless man who sleeps in the pavement. hope some one can help me please.. please.. tnx im frm new jersey. if any one who willing to help us give me a call 7326446795 tnx so much!
I am 47 and I need help getting dentures because medicaid in missouri don't pay for no adult dental. I get my teeth pulled at Mt. View free clinic. I just have 7 more teeth to get pulled. I am disabled and fighting to get my disability. So beside medicaid I get food stamps and that is all I have. I wish I could get me some dentures after that is done so I won't look funny and that.
This is a response to Nancy McGuire's post. I sure hope she still comes to this website. I just read her reponse to someone in need. Wow, I feel recharged knowing that there are still people out there like Nancy. She shows compassion and the help she offered was unbelieveable! I know that you made that persons feel like they won the lottery. I too feel I need to pull out the rest of my teeth and get dentures. I have been up all night with pain from a very ill fitting bridge and many cavities still in my mouth after two dentists and 17,000.00 in loans. I can't eat, sleep and I have not worked for months. I also have RA so I have a double whammy. I live in Madison Wi and can not get any assistant from the state. They say our income is borderline, however we are financed over the hill and can not even afford my meds from month to month. Nancy, if you are still out there, Thank you, for being you! You are truly an angel from above.
I'm a Para legal and I lost my dentures in a moving mishap. I can't get a job any were because I have no teeth I've been out of work for over a year. The lonleyness is getting unberaable. Is there any one that know how to get a pair of dentures for low to no coast? If you do please let me know. Thanks for reading
I am living on Disability. The Medicare laws don't pay for replacement dentures. I have had my dentures for over 25 years. They are horribly worn down- I can't chew any kind of food, and as well it doesn't digest at all. My health is greatly affected by this. I have to figure this out and I would greatly appreciate any input anyone may have. Thank You!!
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hi my hubby needs another liver he is on a donor list he has pain from his head down to his toes his teeth is going bad because of his liver all food taste bad he has very bad breathe he cant get me...see full post
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My husband has been suffering from intense pain for 3-4 months due to cavities, and his teeth are falling apart. His bottom teeth are infected and he needs to have all his teeth pulled. He is on disab...see full post
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i am a single mother of 2 who is in need for help with my teeth sometimes i can't eat,sleep,drink any thing or even talk because of my teeth being broken . i cry often i have atleast 5 teeth broken...see full post
Assistance programs vary from state to state. Call your state Dental Society for programs in your area.
Alabama Dental Association; Phone-1-334-265-1684
Alaska Dental Society; 1-907-563-3003;1-800-478...see full post
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Health Centers in the State of ConnecticutResults 1 - 10 of total 1111 WYA at SALVATION ARMY SHELTER (~ 4 miles away) 78 FRANKLIN SQ, NEW BRITAIN, CT 06051-2607Phone number 860-347-...see full post
