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Originally Posted by celstu1  Yesterday I bit into an Animal Cracker and my whole back molar broke in 2 pieces. I went to the dentist for an emergency visit and he said it has to come out, it can't be saved, it's broken completely and also a complete cavity.  I am sooo bummed and upset with myself. I should have gone to the dentist but I haven't been in SOOO long. I have 2 more cavities on my right hand side that need fillings and they still have to look at my left side. I have to get the broken tooth extracted tomorrow and a bone graft started so I can set my jaw up for an implant in the future. I'm going to have NO tooth there for over a year. This is such horrible news. Not to mention I have no dental insurance. The visit and xrays yesterday was $130.... not horrible, but tomorrow the bone graft and extraction tomorrow could be about $800. YIKES! I applied and got approved for care credit yesterday which is 1 year financing at 0% interest. I hope to pay this off pretty quickly and then next Jan when I get insurance back get the post and then next summer I'll be able to get the implant. But YIKES! I cannot believe I'm losing a tooth, my tooth! How horrible is that!?!? |
It really sucks how much things cost healthwise. Sorry that you have to do that all out of pocket. We definitely take our teeth for granted. Hugs girl.