I have been debating with myself if I wanted to post anything about what I have been going through as far as my dental problems. I was born with very little enamel on my teeth making them very prone to cavities. When I was younger I never went to the dentist, the first time I ever remember going to the dentist I was in my early 20s and it was after I started working. Taking all of that into account I have very bad teeth with a lot of cavities. I have been to the dentist and had cavities filled, teeth pulled, teeth cleaned and polished. I brush my teeth at least twice a day and I always floss when I brush. I try to take care of my teeth but it seems no matter what I do they are in bad shape.
I went to the dentist last Thursday and received some bad news that actually made me cry. My dentist told me that I need to have all of my upper teeth removed and have a full upper denture made for me. I also need to have 4 teeth or so on my bottom removed due to decay and cavities. This is something I knew was going to happen sooner or later but I was not expecting it this soon. I must say that it makes me feel really bad about myself. I know that my mother has had dentures since she was 18 or 19 and my aunt had to get them when she was 30 but my teeth has always been the healthiest in the family (wow, that is saying something isn't it?). My dentist said that he could tell I was trying to take care of my teeth but it was doing no good. He said that the teeth with the fillings in them are just developing cavities behind the fillings and there is pretty much nothing more I can do to try and save them.
So anyway, the insurance that I have through David will only cover $1250 a year. I know that having oral surgery and then everything else that needs to be done is going to be way over that amount. By my estimate the final cost will be closer to $3000 if not more. Thankfully we are getting enough in our tax return that if it is around the $3000 mark I will have enough to cover the cost. If it is more than I do not know what I will do. We will not have the money.
David was talking to one of his chain of command and he told him of my dental problems and the guy said that there may be a way that the Army will cover the cost of all my dental work. I will not hold my breath for that but I will pray for it to happen, that way I could stop stressing out about money.
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definitely check into that. i was able to get my braces done for free when dad was in the army. also, have you heard about doing implants instead of dentures? i'm sure it's much more costly but it would be like actually having your teeth instead of a denture. good luck with all that, i know it's a pain! and good luck finding some fennel! :)
Laura, I hope that it works out to where they will help. I am so stressed about the whole situation. I talked to my doctor about implants but he was telling me that with my insurance the chances of getting them covered are very very slim. He said for all I would have to do, implants would cost about $30,000 if not more.
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