March 31, 2011
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Not Again!
I spent early Wednesday afternoon in the dentist’s chair, having my teeth “glued back in,” for the umpteenth time!
And, we all know how much I love the dentist (not)!Fortunately, there was no charge.
And I say “fortunately”
because my husband would have been furious if they’d extracted any amount of money from us!
I came home and heated up some noodles with ground beef and a creamy sauce,
bit into the noodles . . . yummmmmmm
AND MY TEETH FELL OUT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you believe that?
God has certainly done a work in me these past 8 weeks!
I remember falling apart when the teeth fell out Father’s Day of 2009, while I was going through chemo therapy.
My feeling was, “Oh God PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE, not this too!”
They stayed put from June of 2009 until a few days after my surgery February 9th.
Then two weeks after that, and 2 weeks after that, and 2 weeks . . . .
I’ve become very nonchalant about the whole thing.
I haven’t stayed hidden in my home because one of my front(ish) teeth is missing and the one next to it ground down to a dagger like spike.
I’m going to church (and wherever else I fancy) and just being careful to not smile really big!
I’m past being embarrassed. I just tell people I’m not in a bad mood cause I’m not grinning, I’ve just lost my fake teeth again! Everyone has been kind to reassure me that you can’t really see there is anything missing.
Of course they can’t. I’m barely opening my mouth to talk!
The dentist office actually told me to glue them back in with nail glue
but to be careful I didn’t get the glue on my gums or lips and glue them together. 
(rolling my eyes!!!)Now they are talking about making a “real” bridge and the cost of encompassing three teeth is about $3000.
Despite my good relationship with my dentist, who puts up with all of my fears, Jesse has convinced me to shop around for bridge prices. One lady at church works for a dentist and Pastor C.J. said they saved him a bundle when he had major dental work done.
The front tooth will be ground to a spike to hold one side and the tooth that is already ground down (the 3rd tooth) will be used to anchor the other side. Thing is: the third tooth is a baby tooth. I’m thinking going one tooth over (the 4th one) would be a more common sense tooth to use as an anchor, since it isn’t a baby tooth with a shorter root.
Of course, I’m thinking “4th tooth” might add another thousand for a grand total of $4000. Gack!
But what do I know?
I’m not a dentist –
I’m just the one with the money!
Does anyone out there have dental office experience and any advice for me?
I’m open to ALL suggestions (and donations!) – just kidding!
Be Blessed ~
Comments (7)
Wow, this is crazy! I am glad they did not charge you for all the frustration of your teeth falling out all the time. I lost my filling once, and they redid that for free too. I’m sorry that I am not a professional dental type person able to offer you any kind of advice. I’m also sorry that eating must be a little difficult for you right now. Eating is fun.
Yikes, I can hardly believe it happened again. I think I would try to glue it in myself and see if that would hold. I would check on the dentist your friend from church works for and she what they would charge and what the recommend. Bridges can be very expensive……speaking from experience.
I know Bridges are expensive, but it would be good to have a more permanent fix so everyone can enjoy your pretty smile!
OH, I am so sorry this keeps happening. I have no idea about what is up with dentists these days, as I have lived out of the country for over ten years now, and I have only been to the dentist once here! But, I know when our children were teens needing braces, there was a dental school near us who gave inexpensive rates if you would let them “practice” on you! It was always with a real dentist’s supervision, and you got the latest in dental care. My girls have beautiful smiles now. It was about 25% cheaper than the regular dentist. Hope you find something more affordable. My hubby is the king of “fix it yourself.” He would probably haul out the gorilla glue or something! LOL!
I woiuld confront the dentist about reducing the cost considering its his fault he cant keep them adhered in the right spot! As for dental work … I think I am going tostrongly suggest one of our kids go into the dental field … THey make a LOT of money!!!! And since one boy is only 4 and needs 2 crowns …. I am thinking it should be him!
awww…sorry to hear this is happening again.
That’s crazy. What kinda glue are they using anyway?
No funds here, just prayers.