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Night · 08-29-2013 06:57 AM

First my headaches and stomach pains are irrelevant. Now my rapidly disappearing tooth is irrelevant.

This is an issue that's kind of very embarrassing to me by the way.

So I've had this cavity since I was very young. like 11 or so. And now I'm 17 and it has been slowly growing and growing and has now become a giant gapping black hole that that has pretty much cleared out about 1/4 of my tooth. Luckily it's near the back of my mouth a hardly noticeable. But I know it's there.

And when you wake up in the morning and do this chewing motion and hear crunch crunch and spit out a tiny piece of tooth you really remember that hey, this tooth is pretty fucked up.

And same with the headaches and the stomach aches I've been urging my mother to bring me to get it checked out.

And unlike with with headaches and stomach aches it can't just be ruled out as "oh well maybe it's stress"

No, a fucking tooth like this is a definite problem that can cause some major fucking problems..

I don't know about you guys, but I don't exactly enjoy having to chew on one side of my mouth. And I definitely don't enjoy the pain that comes when accidentally chewing on the wrong side.

And I'd also prefer to NOT have a fucking abscess in my mouth.

And you'd think out of all the people in my house my mom would be the first one to understand. You see my mom has this disease called Sjögren's syndrome. Which causes the glands that produce tears and saliva to be destroyed. And as I'm sure you guys know, saliva plays an important part in tooth health. So because of it, her teeth chip very easily and stuff. By the time she was in her 40s she had to have ALL of her top teeth removed and now has to wear dentures for her top teeth.

Missile · 08-29-2013 07:13 AM

Get the tooth removed

Night · 08-29-2013 07:20 AM

(08-29-2013 07:13 AM)Missile Wrote: Get the tooth removed

Probably what's gonna happen. Just gotta get my mom to actually care enough to make a fucking appointment.

I told her about it and she didn't say anything or even acknowledge I was there. I asked her again she started yelling saying, "well I gotta make an appointment, we can't just go!"

And I know unless I light a fire under her ass she won't do shit.

James Comey · 08-29-2013 08:59 AM

Rant with her. Release your rage. Don't go too aggressive, but make it known you need to be taken to the doctor.

Ky · 08-29-2013 09:28 AM

Open your mouth really wide around her.

no · 08-29-2013 10:09 AM

(08-29-2013 09:28 AM)DoA Wrote: Open your mouth really wide around her.

Then, eat her.

brainiac3397 · 08-29-2013 10:46 AM

(08-29-2013 10:09 AM)planetfall666 Wrote:
(08-29-2013 09:28 AM)DoA Wrote: Open your mouth really wide around her.

Then, eat her.

Using the good side of your mouth.

You had a cavity for that long?!

Dunjen · 08-29-2013 11:12 AM

Do you have the dental insurance to get it done, and how are you guys financially? if your mom doesn't have the funds to get it done, then that's one thing, but if she straight doesn't care then that's another.... also she won't be able to sign off for you at the dentist if you eat her... just sayin' Smile

Night · 08-29-2013 12:01 PM

(08-29-2013 11:12 AM)Dunjen Wrote: Do you have the dental insurance to get it done, and how are you guys financially? if your mom doesn't have the funds to get it done, then that's one thing, but if she straight doesn't care then that's another.... also she won't be able to sign off for you at the dentist if you eat her... just sayin'

I think we have dental insurance. And we're not really financially set to be able to pay for a dentist without insurance.

So yeah. I don't know if she just doesn't care or what. But I'm seriously sick of having this tooth just disappearing.

brainiac3397 · 08-29-2013 12:08 PM

I think more than the tooth will disappear and cause pain if it continues...

Night · 08-29-2013 01:04 PM

(08-29-2013 12:08 PM)brainiac3397 Wrote: I think more than the tooth will disappear and cause pain if it continues...

And cost more money.

Which it seems is all my mom gives a shit about.

James Comey · 08-29-2013 01:51 PM

Your mom puts her stinginess over your health? What a load of BS.

brainiac3397 · 08-29-2013 02:09 PM

I smell a lawsuit Smile

**SoulRiser** · 08-31-2013 09:30 AM

Wow, a tooth that bad can actually let bad shit into your bloodstream and cause far worse (and more expensive) problems later. Be sure to mention the 'expensive' part, since that seems to be all she cares about... Rolleyes

brainiac3397 · 08-31-2013 02:15 PM

(08-31-2013 09:30 AM)SoulRiser Wrote: Wow, a tooth that bad can actually let bad shit into your bloodstream and cause far worse (and more expensive) problems later. Be sure to mention the 'expensive' part, since that seems to be all she cares about...

If the expensive part doesn't work, insert lawsuit after expensive. Smile

xcriteria · 09-02-2013 06:37 AM

For a problem like that, you can get an emergency visit. Find a dentist and explain the problem, ask them to fit you in. Can't you make your own appointment?

If you don't have a dentist, find one... call some places... if you don't have insurance, pay in installments, and/or find a cheap clinic.

That is really disturbing. If there's that one, there are likely other cavities. I've gone too long without seeing a dentist before and when I finally went it was like "good thing you didn't let this go any longer." At some point they can just do fillings, but eventually they have to do root canals, crowns, extraction, all these things that can be prevented.

Find a way to at least go in and have it checked out. Do you know of a place you can go?

Night · 09-02-2013 07:10 AM

I could make my own appointment, I just don't know how. And I'm pretty sure I have dental insurance. I don't know how to go about making and appointment and shit though. I've never learned.

There's a clinic in my town so that's good.

And yeah, I already know I have other cavities. When I was in the hospital they had to send to a dentist. i guess it was mandatory. Of course all they did was look in my mouth and say "well there's this, this and this" and after that, nothing.
It was a state run and payed for place. I kind of expected them to do something about my mouth while I was there.

meh..

l1qu1d · 09-02-2013 07:32 AM

(09-02-2013 07:10 AM)Night Wrote: I could make my own appointment, I just don't know how. And I'm pretty sure I have dental insurance. I don't know how to go about making and appointment and shit though. I've never learned.

There's a clinic in my town so that's good.

And yeah, I already know I have other cavities. When I was in the hospital they had to send to a dentist. i guess it was mandatory. Of course all they did was look in my mouth and say "well there's this, this and this" and after that, nothing.
It was a state run and payed for place. I kind of expected them to do something about my mouth while I was there.

meh..

Just call your dentist and tell 'em what's up and ask to give you an appointment asap. Good luck Smile

xcriteria · 09-02-2013 11:34 AM

(09-02-2013 07:10 AM)Night Wrote: I could make my own appointment, I just don't know how. And I'm pretty sure I have dental insurance. I don't know how to go about making and appointment and shit though. I've never learned.

I know the feeling. Add this to the list of things you don't learn in school...

First, see if you can find more information about your insurance. Is your mom actively trying to stop you from going, or is she just avoiding the issue? She probably has an insurance card or other documentation. Try to find that out.

Next, find one or more dentists or clinics. One way to find them is to ask friends, relatives, neighbors, anyone you can find. You might want to start with the clinic you already know about.

Then, call them, and tell them you have a big cavity and you're losing pieces of tooth. Find out what they charge, see if they take your mom's insurance, and see if you can make payments. If you can, call a few places and compare prices.

Then, go in. Once I had a tooth chip, I didn't know any dentists where I lived and a I got a referral from a friend. I was able to call and get in right away and it didn't cost that much. Just make it clear that it's a big deal.

(09-02-2013 07:10 AM)Night Wrote: And yeah, I already know I have other cavities. When I was in the hospital they had to send to a dentist. i guess it was mandatory. Of course all they did was look in my mouth and say "well there's this, this and this" and after that, nothing.
It was a state run and payed for place. I kind of expected them to do something about my mouth while I was there.

That's horrible. What a messed up health system. My advice is, try to set it in your mind that it's up to you to make it happen, even if it should be your mom.

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