As a child I never had good dental care/hygenie and consequently I had a root canal when I was 15 years old. When I was about 21 I woke up in excruitiating pain because the root was exposed and it was grinding against the crown. This happened during exam week and I had to cancel all of my exams in order to get emergency oral surgery.
The first surgeon I went to attempted pulling out the tooth multiple times despite me crying that the anesthetics were not working and that I could feel everything. He kept telling me to be quiet and that it was only the pressure I was feeling. After screaming when he tried to pull another time, I was told to leave his office since I could not pull myself together. I was shaking to the point that I needed to call someone to take me home.
A week of intense pain later, I found a second surgeon. He was 100% better and was able to pull the tooth for me after giving me Xanax and putting me under (very expensive). I thought that finally getting the tooth removed would put my troubles behind me.
Unfortunatley this is still something that is causing me problems. My dentist keeps reminding me that I need to get the implant replaced asap because I'm causing future dental issues for myself if I don't. As you're probably aware, implants are very expensive and as a full-time student, there is not way I can foot a $5000+ bill. I've looked into payment plans and nearby dental schools, but nothing has been able to work for me.
I'm not trying to raise money to have perfect teeth or anything cosmetic, I just want to be 'normal' again. Ever since I lost my tooth my bite has been getting worse with the bottom teeth drifting and as a result I'm been getting awful daily headaches.
I feel like if I can get this taken care of, I'll be able to manage future dental care once I'm out of school and hopefully have a job.
If you're able to spare anything at all I would appreciate it so much. Please claim the rewards below if you're able to - I will put genuine care and time into each one making it perfect.