No Insurance, Toothache (Read for details)?!


Question: No Insurance, Toothache (Read for details)?
I have no insurance and haven't for a very long time, also probably won't be getting insurance any time soon, so a dentist is truely out of the question as I am a broke college kid. Here's the deal. When I was 16 I had a cavity in my 2nd molar on my top left side. The Dentist did a miserable job of filling and correcting it and it has always hurt and been super sensitive ever since. When I was 18 I chipped the same tooth but the filling stayed in tact. I'm 24 now and over the past 6 months or so it has been causing me a lot of pain and about a month ago the filling itself fell out of my mouth and now the root is exposed. Since then the pain has been unbearable. It keeps me up all night and nothing I take makes it feel any better. Tylenol, Motrin, Ibuprofen, No effect. I go through an unhealthy amount of Oragel for the pain and it doesn't do much. I have made pastes from crushed pills, mouthwash, ginger, salt and vodka, and for a little while that worked, but it seems that this tooth has built up a tolerance to that too. Straight freezing cold vodka to the root also works occasionally. My goal is to kill the root and end this pain that I am in. I know it's not the greatest plan but it's all I have. The tooth feels like it is loose but I don't see and movement and i just need help. I guess my question is what do I do? Any other remedies or ideas that I haven't already done. Preferably not too costly please. I'm just at a loss and need to go on with my life and this pain is debilitating.

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floss and brush twice. let the toothpaste sit on teeth a minute before rinsing. fluoride is the only known thing that fights cavities. fluoride rinse helps. a dentist will see you immediately if you're in pain. the sooner you see a dentist, the easier and cheaper it will be to repair.
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I got a root canal done for about $50 bucks at a local college dental school. The students did a great job and I have no complaints, so you could start there. If not available, and it were me, I would just get on the phone and call around to dentists offices and tell them the truth, I am in a lot of pain and I don't have enough money to pay for it all up front but I can pay $50 per month. I actually did that last year and got it paid off because I had a cracked tooth and it was getting infected in my gums with puss etc. A lot of dentists may say thats ok we'll take care of you because they really dont want to see people in pain. You just need to put in the effort on the phones, but its worth it.



try going to a community college to get ur teeth looked at it is cheaper.
my mother told me my fathers brother used to put asprin right one the tooth.
he had horrible teeth and abseces all the time.
my grandfather used to do the same.
i've always had one tooth that has been painful to everything, even just being sick makes it hurt, i still havent found a cure but i have tried the asprin thing, but i realy dont like the taste so i deal with it.



Go to a clinic or any place that might provide cheap or discounted medical treatment. I know this isn't what you want to hear, but this isn't a problem you can treat at home, you really do need a professional. If you continue trying to self treat, particularly by trying to kill the root, the problem will only worsen over time, resulting in, at best, irreparable damage to the tooth, and, at worst, an infection that will not only put you in additional pain, but cost even more to treat. If you continue to do damage to the root you put yourself at risk for both permanent dental damage and, a tad bit ironically, creates the possibility of chronic pain in the future. Again, I understand money may be tight, but you NEED a doctor.




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