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Q: I'm In Agony, And I Don't Have Insurance
asked by: xfaerie_talex on February 15th, 2006
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Ok, so here's what's going on. I have this cavity, it was just a little hole, but all of a sudden half of my tooth is missing. And I think its infected. I really don't think I got enough calcium when I was pregnant, so that just might've caused my teeth to get very weak or something. Also, when I was pregnant, my gums bled every time I brushed them, but now they don't...Maybe I have gingivitis, or maybe it was just the pregnancy...Um, so my question is, does anybody know if medicaid covers dental? Because I seriously need to get this thing out of my mouth.
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molar
replied on February 15th, 2006
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Hi Talex
I am a dentist and can tell you that you need that it sounds like that tooth needs to come out. Medicaid does pay for extractions, but you need to find a dentist or health care facility with dentists that accept medicaid....Usually dental schools and health care clinics or hospitals with dentists there accept medicaid. Just a side note for you....The cavity that formed had nothing to do with the amount of calcium during pregnancy, although your bleeding gums probably had a lot to do with your pregnancy. Your teeth form when you are very young and do not decalcify from the inside out from lack of calcium....This hole is due to eating too much sugar. You cannot get a cavity without sugar (impossible).....So decrease the soda, rinse after anything sweet, and get the tooth out. Good luck.
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