3 root canals and I am terrified of what’s to come. Medicare dental insurance is a joke.

nothing to do with it but they also used some treatment called a "Wave" that is supposed to heal your tooth better but I keep thinking that "Wave" caused a "wave" in my mouth. Who knows?

Maybe? Those hurt like the dickens. I feel for you.

is routinely an abscess originating from a rotten tooth which has literally worked its way through the cheek!!! The infection usually manifests itself on the cheek, but one occasionally finds the infection having crawled to other areas of the face, the nose and sinuses, the ear. I hope the dentistry clears the problem up!!!

about how bad rotten teeth are for dogs. I hadn't thought of that

It sounds like we are all in danger. I have a bridge that suddenly developed a little hole. Dentist want to replace the whole bridge. I've had it since 1979.

At some point we may wind up without teeth. We pay $100 a month to Cigna for dental coverage. And still the rates are killer.

That all health insurance MUST include dental coverage! Why doesn’t it? So many other problems can arise from tooth problems.

Wishing you all the best. 🤞🏻🤞🏻

They have National Healthcare and fairly rotten teeth.

look better.

"...The majority of people choose NHS dental care rather than private care: as of 2005, the national average proportion of people opting for private care was 23%.[3] NHS dentistry is not always available and is not managed in the way that other NHS services are managed..."

Tooth infection can go systemic and attack the heart. Please get treatment.

I know there is at least one dentist that posts in GD, they probably have good advice.

She went to the dentist and he found no issue. She went to our family Dr., Dr. Held and he examined her, and immeddiately brought her to a different floor in the medical building and had a different dentist extract her teeth. Low an behold she was much improved. Lived decades longer. Had a smimlar conversation with my own dentist withn the last year on the same subject. I do believe there is a strong connection between oral hygiene and overall health. Good luck.

Get an A1-C Blood test done before the major surgery. I had to wait an additional several months with nothing more than max doses of 600mg ibuprofen until I got my A1-C level down to less than 7.

A1C is about diabetes right? I had a blood test about a year ago. I'll have to check.

Tends to be high in diabetics, but if you’re expecting extractions and implants it is a test they will probably ask for.

Favoring that side of your jaw can irritate the joint between your upper and lower jaw and that can feel like ear pain.

Please go to UC or even an ER and have them do a blood count to see if you are fighting a bacterial infection. If you are, you will need antibiotics and you might be on them for some time. Expired antibiotics won't hurt you but the potency declines rapidly, so they won't help you much.

Letting it go can result in the infection spreading places you really, really don't want it, like your brain and the valves in your heart.

Nothing is worse than a mouthful of teeth that hurt and teeth that are root canaled and have crowns can still rot.

Dentures suck but not nearly as much as bad teeth do. Good luck.

I've discussed my expensive uninsured TMJ problems here. 32k potentially. I am so sorry you're going through this. I think oral health is linked to overall physical health. Keep us updated.