This is embarassing and complicated. First for some starters i'm 26, from a low income family living in Nova Scotia.
I have some weird allergic reaction to most toothpaste and after going to specialists in jr high and finding out that i 'have nothing wrong with me' I realized that i wouldn't get gut wrenching pain ( so bad i'd break finger nails off in my desk, and then have to go home ) if i didn't brush my teeth.. So I stopped brushing my teeth and went on with things.
so today, i've been dealing with constant throbbing pain in most of my teeth for the past three years. 4 years ago i saw a dentist and had two teeth that 'weren't that bad' ( which are now chipped or worse ) fixed... it ran me 800-900$ which i couldn't afford then... 2 weeks ago my last 'decent' tooth which i used to chew food cracked in half while eating somthing relatively soft... so naturally i'm freaked out ,and for the last week i've had a migrane intemitantly throughout the week..
over the last couple of years i've had to reduce my diet as to what i could eat simply based on the poor quality of my teeth. Its to be expected though, i'm not griping about that.. i had anxiety and depression issues before my teeth started affecting the quality of my life ( throat infections, yellowness, being 26 and having the face of a crack head.. what i have could be easily considered meth mouth, only i've not done meth ... its horrifying )
lately i can't sleep , eat, can't smile or open my mouth,, its driving me insane... The catch is I can't do anyhting about it.. my family has no money ( mom deceased and dad disabled ) i make just enough to scratch by and i have no coverage of any kind.. i've been reading more and more info on infections and dental problems and i'm worried that if i don't do somthing soon i'm going to get sick - lose my job, lose my apartment and just fail at life = death...
As extreme as it sounds my 'light at the end of the tunnel' is the possibility of somehow getting all my teeth ( or whats left of them ) yanked out and getting dentures fitted asap...
But I don't know if they'll let me get all my teeth pulled out at once ?
If my jaw is somehow messed up from the condition of my teeth ?
How the hell i can afford this ?

I know most of you are thinking "why the hell don't you just goto a dentist and get it fixed?"
Anxiety, shame, and $$$, i work 6 days a week, usually 8-12 hours a day, and with my student loan payments i'm barely breaking even.. i've started drinking ensure meal replacements ( because i can't chew food anymore )
on top of the health concerns i'm starting to think that the stress and anxiety from this all is going to drive me crazy.. I'm in a tough spot, and I REALLY need help.. I've looked into social assistance for the dental coverage but i make too muchmoney to qualify. When I get my degree how am i supposed to go out into the world and try to make somthing of myself when i can't smile in public or eat anything ?????

Any suggestions or options i've not heard of are welcome i'm desperate and don't know hwo much longer i can take living like this .......