Hello, my name is Samantha and I am in need of a front tooth. I was born without my lateral incisor on my right side. My maternal grandparents paid for my elder sister and I to get braces when we were young. I was only in the fourth grade when I received mine, which is too young for braces. My dentist at the time left my braces on me until I was in the seventh grade and needless to say I’ve had dental issues most of my life. The biggest issue I’ve had is my missing tooth. He created a retainer with a tooth attached and I’d had it for fifteen years. Yes, fifteen years with the same retainer. When it finally gave out, I visited a local dentist and had a Marilyn bridge done. With the gap being so small I’ve had nothing but issue after issue with it popping out completely. I had to pay out of pocket for it, which was about $700 total. The porcelain is now cracking on the wings of the tooth to where I won’t be able to re-fix it any longer. I found a new dentist that can give me a sturdy new option. The tooth next to the gap will be ground down and a cap placed on with a veneer and another tooth attached to it. This way it will be sturdy, and I will not have to worry about my tooth constantly coming out. Unfortunately, my insurance will not cover the procedure at all as they list it as “cosmetic”. The procedure will cost the whole amount of between $2,500 and $3,500. This is well beyond my realm of ability. I currently work as a Military Move Manager and having a high self-esteem and presentation is extremely important to me for this job. I have tried to work out a payment plan with my dentist and the best they can do is paying half at the first appointment and the other half at the second appointment. I have tried everything, from trying to get a loan to contacting my dental insurance and nothing has borne any fruit. I hate to ask for money, but this is my last option. At this point my tooth is no longer able to stay put without superglue, and this only lasts for about 3 days. I would eternally appreciate any help at all with this.

I have attached a photo of me and my PayPal link is https://www.paypal.me/SamBlymiller

Hello,

Let me start by saying thank you for reading. I currently have about 4,000 dollars of dental work I need done. At least 3 root canals with crowns and about 4 fillings. I have been paying monthly to pay off previous work the Dentist graciously did but I’m still about $1,300 away from paying that off. In total to get my dental health taken care of, I am about $5,000 away. This is WITH insurance. I’ve always known dental health is important to every day health and I just want to be able to pay off what I owe and be able to finish the work I need. With Covid-19 I’ve been furloughed and unable to work while I stay home and watch my room mates children who are virtual schooling. I’ve gotten to the point where I’m now further in debt, and can no longer afford rent and get my dental work done. Any help is appreciated.

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I know this is a long shot but I really am trying everything I can to get help with fixing my teeth. My whole life I’ve grown up with crooked and uneven teeth. I grew up with kids making fun of me and not wanting to be my friend because of the way my teeth looked and they always told me that I look like a shark or a vampire. It made me go home and cry everyday. I always asked my parents how come my teeth looked this way and how come I couldn’t go to the dentist to get better teeth like all the other kids. They told me they were very sorry that the kids picked on me for it but they couldn’t do anything about it because we had a hard time affording things already as it was.

This went along years and years and I didn’t have friends growing up. At 14 years of age I even started my first job and helped my parents pay bills so we wouldn’t get kicked out and live on the street because my father was now getting sick and couldn’t work really and it got worse over the years. We struggled more and more everyday and seeing him getting more and more sick I couldn’t just sit there and see my family like that. He passed away in 2015 and my mother was left in a lot of debt because of the struggle along with myself.  I got jumped and beat up over and over again over the years and my teeth got worse. Chipped and more and more crooked. I had to go to the hospital because I was in so much pain from it and it left myself in debt with hospital bills. I hated even leaving the house because people would look and me and see my teeth and would just give me this look. I’ve gone to the dentist and they went through a bunch of listing in which it would cost me way too much to even do anything. I’ve been trying to save money to try to do anything I can but I’ve been having money taken out of my check and my wages garnished from my paychecks in order to pay of debts so I havnt been able to even save up anything. I can barely survive paycheck to paycheck. I got kicked out of my girlfriend of 4 years after she found someone else who she says is better than me. I had no where else to go but back with my mom and pay her for rent to stay with her. When I’m at work people say I need to smile more and then when they see my teeth they go oh now I see why you don’t. I’ve had to walk away and cry at times because people were so mean to me about it. I still to this day can’t even really go out in public without people asking what’s wrong with my teeth and why I don’t just don’t get them fixed. I still have people make fun of me when I go out. I’m depressed everyday. It hurts not feeling normal and being neglected from people for something I can’t help. I look in the mirror and just want to have a better smile some day. I’ve worked so hard to fix my life already over the years and try not to let it bother me but even when I look at my mouth it makes me so upset and depressed feeling like I’m so ugly. I can’t even smile in a picture because I hate it so much and afraid more and more people will just bring me down and make fun of me. I’m really goofing I can really get the help. I’ve been trying for years and years doing research on how I can try to get help but haven’t been able to find anything so I’m hoping this time something good will happen for me. I pray everyday for a miracle so please.

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God Bless everyone,

I don’t know how to  start this post but I feel God spoke to my heart and told me to leave the pride aside. I don’t think is about pride because I am a humble person.  I just don’t know how to ask because I never ask. I have been a very hardworking independent person.  I am a Licensed Practical Nurse that every time i needed something I would work overtime as much as I could until been able to get what I needed. Unfortunately now I can’t. I have been working my full time job and taking care of my 78 years old mom at home who had a femur fracture after a fall 10 months ago on Christmas Day.

I just feel embarrassed of my situation at this moment. But I will go ahead with my eyes closed and my heart open. I just turned 50 last month. I have come a long way building my self esteem back in the last 5 years. I was overweighted, with low self esteem. Thanks to God I got the wisdom and strength to work on those areas. I was feeling happy about myself more than ever before.  In the past years I have been loosing my back teeth. I was ok with it because no one could see them. Then, I lost one in the right side but I was ok too because I could hide it and smile with the other side. But this past week I lost one in the front left side while eating almonds and the other one next to the front teeth two very loose. I went to the dentist and they gave me the sad new that all of my upper teeth need to be pull out and all the ones in the bottom except 2 also. So they told me I need a full denture in the top and a partial in the bottom.  The total treatment plan fee is $8,654, my insurance cover $3,083 + $952. But I still have to pay out of my pocket $4,619.00 which I don’t have. I work and live paycheck by paycheck to pay my mortgage, car expenses and house expenses.  I just want to be able to smile freely again!😭 Now we are wearing masks, but what’s going to happen when this is over, my smile is what brings peace and comfort to my patients. Christmas is coming and I won’t be able to smile next to my grandkids.  It’s so frustrating!

I feel so embarrassed about all this. I have proof of my estimated treatment plan totals. I have my pictures also, but it only allowed me to post one picture here, so I posted only the cost page.

Thank you for reading this and God Bless the ones that can help others.🥰

Hoping and praying that God send me an angel to help me.

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For the past year or so my teeth have been in terribly bad shape.I bleed when I brush my gums are receded some. I know I will require surgery and possibly be going to specialist soon.

Its come to the point where I am fearing I will end up working from paycheck to paycheck just to pay it off. As a young woman it breaks my heart because I am doing the best I can to save my money and have a better future.but I cant do it knowing my health is at risk. My family themseves are very poor. I live in a household of 6 living in 2 bedroom apartment. My father and mother do not work and my father has memory issues.  Sometimes I feel like giving up with the poverty issues and every curve ball thrown at my face. I trust though that good will arise. Right now I am asking for 25,000$ so I may fix my teeth in best conditions as possible. I would be eternally grateful

Im hoping that if anyone has comments or questions about my health to please email me at dg992088@gmail.com.

Also my paypal is: paypal.me/damaris0495

Thank you again.

– Damaris Garcia

I suppose I will begin with my teeth and the horrible state they are in.

When I was much younger, around 14, per my parents I got braces. I followed the Orthodontists instructions the best I could. I went through many months of severe headaches and pain. There were times when I would yawn and it would pop one of the brackets. The problem ended up being that they didn’t account for the growing in of my wisdom teeth. They ended up growing in impacted, but not until after I removed the braces. That is correct, “I” removed them, since no one would listen to me about how much pain I was actually in. Over the years, not having dental insurance nor the money to get anything done, the wisdom teeth coming in impacted just messed everything up. Now, at 41 years old, the wisdom teeth are, mostly, gone, along with several other teeth that were near them. Three of my teeth at the front have broken as well. This was due to the glue/cement from the braces that remained on my teeth for many years. At this point, I would need to have everything remaining pulled, and either full dentures or implants. I have seen full implants, upper and lower, for as low as $2500 each. Those plus the extractions would run about $6000. A full sent of dentures plus extractions would run near to $4000. They only cost these amounts because the services rendered are through “non-insurance compliant companies”, meaning they don’t accept any dental insurance.

Now, my debt and my stupidity. I got my first credit card when I was 19 years old, and due to my lack of financial knowledge, I maxed it fairly quickly. Not thinking clearly about it, I applied for another and was approved. I swore that I would use it for emergencies only and work on paying the first one off. Well, that didn’t happen as I maxed the second one as well. I made strides to pay them off, but I was still spending more than I was making. So, I applied for a better paying job, which I managed to get. The limits on the credit cards were increased, by a large amount, due to my great pay increase. I did my best to get them paid off this time, and somehow managed to max both of them again. Applied for a third credit card and was approved for a limit I had no business having. Yup, I maxed it soon after as well. After a few years, and several credit cards and lines of credit with online retailers, I finally broke down and took out a debt consolidation loan. But, I had to get a co-signer in order to qualify. It took me about 5 years to pay it off completely. I decided that if I couldn’t save the cash for what I wanted, I didn’t actually want it. My credit card days were done with…for awhile.

Fast forward to 7 years ago, I needed some work done to my car and there was no way I would be able to save up what I needed in time. So, I applied for a credit card, and was approved. The limit was short of what I needed, so I applied for yet another an was approved. Not long after getting them, they were maxed.

Anyone seeing a pattern yet?

Throughout the past few years I have obtained more credit cards and they are all near maxed, I keep throwing a little extra at each one, but it’s not chipping away as fast as I would like. Another consolidation loan won’t work this time as I no longer have a co-signer. If I were given the opportunity to pay off my balances, I know I could maintain them. I have a plan written out, but I need them at $0 balance in order for it to work properly. I currently have seven credit cards with balances that add up to about $7000

Between the teeth and the credit debt, I would be asking for, $12,000. To have a chance to smile again and a reason to smile. That said, I would prioritize the dental over the debt. If I could raise the $6000 needed to get the implants so that I don’t have to deal with dentures, that would be amazing.

I have added a photo of my teeth, which is something that I haven’t shown to anyone before…it’s extremely embarrassing and I am ashamed that I let them get as bad as they are.

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My name is Zoe Burnett and I’m 21 years old. I’m asking for any help I can get if you’re willing. I’ll start by telling the help I need and then why I am unable to make this money on my own in case you don’t want to hear the long list of my issues. I need about $8,000 for dental issues as well as $2,000 for some equipment that I could use to make money from home. If you could also spare $8,000 for my brother I’d love that, in fact I would give up the money I need for him. He’s transgender and since the start of Highschool he’s really struggled with dysphoria and depression. He’s trying to save up for surgery to get a double mastectomy, but college has him swamped with school work to the point where he wakes up and does school till he goes to bed so he can’t get a job. He has a little bit of money in his savings but it’s nowhere close to his $9,000 goal. Now as to why I need $8000, while I was growing up my mother was diagnosed with cervical cancer, and that coupled with a few of her other illnesses meant doctors would have to find a balance for her marinations. She was incoherent most of my childhood up until late middle school. My dad was supposed to take care of me and my brother but all he did was steal and take her medication and left us to fend for ourselves. As a result I didn’t take care of my teeth the way I should growing up and honestly can’t remember brushing them at all until some point in middle school when my mom was more present, but the damage was already done. I’m now missing two back molars and one front tooth. I also need 5 crowns put on some of my other teeth which is very expensive with no insurance. I have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic migraines, crippling social anxiety, and depression. All of these things keep me from getting a job, so I’ve tried multiple times to get social security income with no luck. I like to draw and am quite confident I could make money doing art digitally and so I would use $2’000 for and iPad Pro, procreate art program, an Apple Pencil, and a wrist brace, so hopefully after any generous donations I could support myself with my art. While I’m at it I also have a one year old corgi that I care for and $1,000 for him would help a lot just to pay for food and new toys for a while, but that’s not as important I can find a way to keep him fed, happy, and healthy without that it would just ease my burden a little. I’m adding some pictures of a few of my art things as well as my dog and me and my brother. Please understand I’m not comfortable showing pictures of my teeth. If you need to absolutely see that dm me @zoraswan on twitter or zora_knight on Instagram. https://paypal.me/zoraknight?locale.x=en_US

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Hello,

I am in great need of dental work in the front of my smile! I have spent a lot to keep it nice But in doing this in two separate incidents with 2 separate teeth I paid for root canals and the dentist broke my tooth while working on it. They still charged me most of my money I left in worse condition that I went in! I have no coverage and I care for my 70 year old mothers and my granddaughter. I would greatly appreciate any help I may receive to get my smile, confidence and happiness back.

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Good afternoon! I am writing this out of sheer desperation as I am in excruciating pain.

I have had severe Crohn’s disease since my teenage years and that required a LOT of steroids to keep inflammation at bay, which depleted the Dentin in my teeth making them extremely soft. I’ve never had much in the wAy of dental insurance and I live on a disability check of $786/month. I worked for a bit while my Crohn’s was in remission so I got some work done while I had some insurance but it still wasn’t great. Two summers ago I had a few pulled and a few others root canaled, along with a partial made for the top. Last summer however, (about 5 months ago) I was sitting at a stoplight and was hit head on by a man who was doing drugs while driving and overdosed. I was REALLY beaten up, and most importantly the two teeth where the posts for the partial is were cracked by the airbag. Without car insurance from him and having to leave my job and lose what little bit of dental I had, those teeth have been held together by the partial until a few weeks ago when they broke off at the gum line. I am severely immune compromised because of my Crohn’s medications, so it is very important that I get these fixed before I get an infection I cannot fight. I need $250 just for x-rays and consultation and he said if they need implants it will be in the thousands but right now I just want to get the roots out to prevent landing in the hospital with the covid19 situation.