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FlDebra · 12-08-2010, 04:43 PM

I have been having constant teeth problems for the past several years. I guess it is partly due to having chronic pancretitis and all the GERD that goes along with that. My meds are also a problem to teeth. But it has been a constant stream of dental appointments and we never get caught up. They schedule me for a couple of fillings and by the time the appointment comes, I have 3 or 4 more or one breaks and we have to put off the fillings to do the emergency. My teeth are literally breaking off! I have already had 2 root canals and pulled a couple out of frustration, then had to pay for a very expensive bridge!

I just upgraded my dental insurance but it still maxes out at $1200 a year. I was so frustrated at my last tooth breaking off and finding it too needed a root canal and crown, that I asked if they could just pull them all and give me dentures. The dentist did not want to do that. Then I asked if they could just knock me out and do all the work needed at once so I could finally have a healthy mouth. They referred me to someone who does just that. But...... I went yesterday for the estimate and it was $6,700 and change!!! This after I spent $5000 out of pocket this past year trying to fix them a little at a time (a big piece of that was the bridge), and never getting ahead of the problem.

This brings me to my dilema.... this dentist did not want to pull my teeth either as he said I have such a good root system???? But virtually every tooth has a cavity. My own acids and meds are eating them up! So, if I go ahead and fix them all, that will get a lot of the bacteria out of my mouth and maybe slow down this horrible erosion. But.....what if it doesn't and my teeth just keep decaying at this rapid rate? I can't go off my meds and I will always have this disgusting chronic pancreatitis so....should I really spend this much money on my mouth?

Anyone that has pulled theirs and gone to dentures? What do you think about the decision? I don't even know for sure I can find a dentist to do it. But I am just so reluctant to spend this large an amount if they are going to keep going bad. If I thought it would be done with, sure, but I think I am going to just have to keep fighting the battle.

I just do not know what to do. I used to have such great teeth. Dentists asked me more than once if I had worn braces and then were surprised the answer was no. They were straight and nice and now they are ...so NOT!

12-08-2010, 04:43 PM	#1
FlDebra Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL Posts: 7,651	Teeth Dilema I have been having constant teeth problems for the past several years. I guess it is partly due to having chronic pancretitis and all the GERD that goes along with that. My meds are also a problem to teeth. But it has been a constant stream of dental appointments and we never get caught up. They schedule me for a couple of fillings and by the time the appointment comes, I have 3 or 4 more or one breaks and we have to put off the fillings to do the emergency. My teeth are literally breaking off! I have already had 2 root canals and pulled a couple out of frustration, then had to pay for a very expensive bridge! I just upgraded my dental insurance but it still maxes out at $1200 a year. I was so frustrated at my last tooth breaking off and finding it too needed a root canal and crown, that I asked if they could just pull them all and give me dentures. The dentist did not want to do that. Then I asked if they could just knock me out and do all the work needed at once so I could finally have a healthy mouth. They referred me to someone who does just that. But...... I went yesterday for the estimate and it was $6,700 and change!!! This after I spent $5000 out of pocket this past year trying to fix them a little at a time (a big piece of that was the bridge), and never getting ahead of the problem. This brings me to my dilema.... this dentist did not want to pull my teeth either as he said I have such a good root system???? But virtually every tooth has a cavity. My own acids and meds are eating them up! So, if I go ahead and fix them all, that will get a lot of the bacteria out of my mouth and maybe slow down this horrible erosion. But.....what if it doesn't and my teeth just keep decaying at this rapid rate? I can't go off my meds and I will always have this disgusting chronic pancreatitis so....should I really spend this much money on my mouth? Anyone that has pulled theirs and gone to dentures? What do you think about the decision? I don't even know for sure I can find a dentist to do it. But I am just so reluctant to spend this large an amount if they are going to keep going bad. If I thought it would be done with, sure, but I think I am going to just have to keep fighting the battle. I just do not know what to do. I used to have such great teeth. Dentists asked me more than once if I had worn braces and then were surprised the answer was no. They were straight and nice and now they are ...so NOT! __________________ FlDebra and her ABCs Annie, Ben, Candy Promoting Healthy Breeding to the AKC Yorkshire Terrier Standard