I have incredible tooth pain rn and I'm not employed and don't have dental insurance. To my knowledge a hospital won't do anything unless it's an emergency. But it's not like I can do much of anything besides attempt to sleep through it and treat it with oral benzocaine and oragel. It's been like this on and off for the last 4 years. I'm so distraught that I'm considering waking into traffic. I hate this and just want to stop existing. Is there anything y'all can recommend? I'm in Pinellas county Florida if that helps. Currently donating plasma and the sodium citrate is seemingly making the pain worse.

  • crime [she/her, any]
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    2 months ago

    Especially since it's been going on for 4 years you should definitely do whatever you can to get it looked at asap. If you can't afford a dentist you can look for dental education programs near you that offer free or cheap services (since students will be working on you). I think there are some in St Pete or Clearwater, but if nothing else USF should def have one.

    Sorry comrade, hope you can get some relief meow-hug

      • Philosoraptor [he/him, comrade/them]
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        2 months ago

        Strongly second this. If you go in, be adamant that you want a full extraction. It's much cheaper than any alternative, and not terribly complicated. It should keep the problem from reoccurring. Before we met, my wife had a number of teeth pulled this way, and it was significantly cheaper than other alternatives. If they try to talk you into saving the tooth, just insist that they pull it.