need teeth fixed, but very little money Posted: 06-06-08 21:28pm
Hey,
I hope I can get some help here.
First off, my teeth are a wreck. I know
its my fault. Years of worrying about my
daughter and money, and not paying
attention to myself.
I've reached a point where I would like to
get them taken care of.
I have saved some money, but would like to
use it as wisely as possible.
Any suggestions?
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A paranoid chicken
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Joined: 19 Jun 2008 Posts: 6
Posted: 06-19-08 10:10am
im only 13 here so i dont no much but u
could go to a local hospital and ask for
prices and precedures and they'll fix u
out
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2eatoria
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Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 32
Re: need teeth fixed, but very little money Posted: 06-23-08 21:27pm
Debbie08
wrote:
I've reached a point where I
would like to get them taken care
of.
I know how that goes. I
had to go to the dentist twice a week for
a couple of months to get everything
caught up, but it's great being able to
smile. It's also kind of fun being my
dentist's poster boy for "it's never too
late."
Quote:
I have saved some
money, but would like to use it as wisely
as possible.
Any
suggestions?
What are your options?
Where do you work, and is dental insurance
available?
One reason I let mine go so long was I
didn't have and couldn't get any
insurance. I finally got on my wife's
plan, and was able to get everything done
up front instead of having to pay as I
went, one little bit of work at a time.
It was very expensive even at that, but
worth it in the long run.
If you don't have that option, you might
be able to talk somebody into a charity
case, or you might be able to get your
work done free or cheap if there's a
dental school anywhere around.
If you happen to be anywhere around
Knoxville, TN, I have a friend there whose
mouth was a wreck, and who is pretty much
dirt poor. She managed to get somebody to
fix what was left of her teeth for next to
nothing. I could check into the details,
but I don't live anywhere near there
myself, and I don't know the specifics.
Good luck at any rate. If you can manage
this, it's well worth it in the long run.
My teeth were in horrible shape, but so
far I still have all of them except my
wisdom teeth. I'm just barely hanging
onto one of them, but it's still in there.
I just got it worked on for the third and
final time before I have to have some
extremely expensive work done on it if I
want to keep saving it. (It's going to
take a bone graft and all kinds of other
stuff, so I may have to let that one go,
I'm afraid.)
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ameriplanrep
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Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 07-08-08 21:50pm
Have you looked into discount dental
plans? If so, make sure there are
providers in your area!
