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I don’t want to stress over my teeth

Hello, thank you for taking the time to read this, I really appreciate it.

I’m a 22 y.o. woman freshly out of college and trying my best to make a decent living without relaying on any help. I don’t have any debt either, and I work as hard as I can to never have any. I’m saving as much as I can off my pay, and hope to get some financial stability in the near future.

However, it’s been years since I last saw a dentist. I’ve been to one recently, and the costs are way too much for me : almost every tooth needs some treatment. I need to pay 1,900$, which is a little too much for me.

I’ve already paid a lot for my glasses (that I now need to change, but that’s another story), my cat’s health problems (nothing too serious, but still a cost) and my little sister who’s getting out of an abusive relationship. I have literally no money to spend on dental care. I didn’t even save enough for this.

I wish I could ask my family or my friends, but I can’t. My friends are as poor as I am, and my family… well, my mother is unemployed, and my sister, also unemployed, just got out of a terrible relationship and has her own issues. I could never ask them to help me, as I feel it should be the other way around (because, at least, I have a job).

Any donation would be a great help — by donating to me, you’re not just paying for my dental care, but also helping me invest my money into more important matters (like my family) instead of begging dragged behind by dental costs.

Thank you again for reading this — and thank you for your help.

paypal.me/CamAndria

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Desperately seeking help from others for help with paying for major dental work needing done as soon as possible.

Hi, my name is, Shelly, I’m a 38 yr old single mother with two wonderful children. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to work the past 15 years due to many different health issues I’ve been struggling with for quite a long time now. I am not able to have health/dental insurance (other than from sooner care), and anybody who knows much about their coverage knows that they do not cover dental for adults period.. I have been to three different dentists offices the last two weeks and with no luck from one to the next as they all had me walking out the doors in tears. Not one of the three estimates I was given for the work I need done was under $16,000 and for  someone with not insurance, who has no job, hasn’t worked in 15 yrs, am unable to work (if I wanted to), these dentist sure expected an awful lot of money from someone in my position with no money to even get by on a day to day bases let alone be able to come up with that amount of money for any reason at all.. Due to the many health related issues I’ve battled with thru the years, my teeth and mouth have taken a terrible loss of staying healthy as well, no matter how well I’ve done my best to take care of them myself, my health has everything to blame for the condition and state I’m suffering with from the poor conditions of my health as a whole which is whats left me severely depressed for the last 13 years since my dental problems were first diagnosed to me as needing serious work preformed on numerous different problem areas I’m dealing with. I have suffered for far to long already in constant pain, always crying from the severity of it, and most of all for m,y kids that have had to suffer watching their mother who’s always laying in bed due to the pain being so extreme most days. All I want to do is be a good mom to my kids, a mom who isn’t always suffering each day of their lives the way I’ve been. I just want to get my dental trauma dealt with and fixed so that I can show my children something more then the tears their use to seeing me do every day. I just want to remember what its like and what it feels like to smile again for a change, its Benn almost 20 years since I last remember smiling over anything. If anyone can, and would be able to help donate even a dollar to my cause, I would forever be grateful to you the rest of my entire life. Please, help me to help myself get this much needed dental work preformed so I can go back to trying to be a half way road to being healthier. I’m begging for anyone to please help with anything possible… Thank you so much for even taking the time to read this at all. That alone means more then you’ll ever know I promise you.. God be with & may god bless us all  in our times of desperate needs like this. Again, Thanks! Shelly R Beam

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I wanna laugh and smile again…

I’m a single mother I’m 44 years old and i have lost all my teeth.  I think about it always i hate how i look. I’m sure you might think how vain I’m being, but people judge you by the way you look before getting to know you .  My kids are embarrassed by me cause i have no teeth. I don’t go out and my boyfriend that i had told me he couldn’t be with me if I didn’t get my teeth fixed . I wanted to die when he said that , but when we first got together i had my teeth i could smile and laugh and i was happy . Now fast forward 12 years all my teeth but 4 bottom one are broke and gone . I’m depressed always i feel dirty and gross . I went to school to become a medical assistant but cant get a job cause i know it’s cause of my teeth . I had one dr tell me get my teeth fixed and come back and apply for a job , again i wanted to die . I pray to GOD everyday that he will bless me with a movie star smile that’s my dream and then i will never stop smiling . When i was little i never thought i would be praying for a smile . If anyone can help me i would forever be so grateful . Cause i hate feeling like i rather die then have to keep living my days alone and sad cause who wants to be with or kiss a woman with no teeth . If any dentist out there read this if you can help me with my dream i will work for you clean your office what ever to help pay for my movie star smile . I don’t take pictures cause i feel so ugly but if you need proof that I’m toothless and feeling ugly then i will send a pic . But please don’t ask for one just to see and make fun of my ugly smile . And I didn’t mention the health problems I’m having i cant hardly eat cause i have no teeth i have abscess that come and go and that’s not good . So please help save my life plus give me that movie star smile . They say when you help someone it comes back to you tenfold and its good karma cause you never know when you might need a little help thank you for reading and GOD BLESS sincerely single mom in search for her movie star smile  ps everybody needs a little love and support sometimes

paypal.me/kimmysparn

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Can you help me smile again?

I can give you sob story after sob story and the sad thing about it is they would all be true.
It seems as though every traumatic thing that could happen to a single person has happened to me. I saw our house blow up with my father in it, molested by family memberS, kidnapped and raped, mother a raging abusive alcoholic etc etc.
But my goal isn’t to make you feel sorry for me. if anything I would like for someone to be encouraged that there is still life after any traumatic event. Beginning with one foot after the other.
What I am desperately hoping to accomplish with this letter is to bring back my smile. For so long I didn’t have a reason to smile. Then as I started working through my problems as an adult. I still wouldn’t smile. I had very crooked teeth. I looked as though I had chewed on rocks. A lot of my health issues were neglected as a child, especially my ears and teeth. As soon as I was financially able I paid for my own braces. It hasn’t been very long that my braces have been off, but now cavities need repairing and fillings are falling out. Not having the financial means to fix them right away has caused me to lose six teeth, two of which are in the front and several others are at risk.
I have so many reasons to smile now, beautiful kids and grand babies, but I won’t smile. In fact, call it vain, but I will barely leave the house. I’m too young to have missing teeth and I still have hopes of being married one day. Just not like this. I’m not ugly, lol.
They said keep it brief so I will. I hate the thought of dentures at my age, but I wouldn’t think of asking anyone for $23,000 for implants, just for me to feel better. I will ask if someone would please help with the $6,000 for removal of teeth and removable dentures.
It isn’t just the issue of not leaving the house or smiling anymore, but I also can barely eat. It hurts when I do. I also fear that I’m on the verge of breaking a few others.
I would gladly work for the money or give back to a charity of your choice with community service.
I finally have so much to smile about and I am trapped in my house. Please will you help give me back my smile?

PayPal.me/dinaraereed

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24-Year-Old At Risk of Losing Teeth

I’m 24 years old, have no dental insurance, and need $16,000 of dental work.

When I was younger, my parents took me to a bad dentist.  He filled cavities that didn’t exist on any x-rays and didn’t seal any of them properly.  He even did that with my front teeth, and before I left his office, I noticed those fillings were darker than my natural tooth color.  They remain darker to this day.  It’s extremely embarrassing.

Over the years, the spaces between those bad fillings and my teeth have allowed bacteria to hide and create massive cavities.  I’ve been in constant pain for the last three years.  Despite having a full time job, I have no dental insurance and haven’t been able to afford getting any work done.  I can’t even afford a good dental plan.

During these three years of pain, I’ve seen several dentists for free x-rays and consultations.  As expected with cavities, the three years of not treating them has only made them worse.  Right now, I have visible holes in several of my teeth.  I can’t eat on the right side of my mouth without a shooting pain in my right jaw.  Sometimes it hurts so much that I can’t eat at all for an entire day.

Since I’m only 24 years old, I want to keep all of my teeth.  In addition to embarrassingly high number of fillings that I need, the last two dentists I saw told me I need 4 crowns for sure and have two other teeth that may need crowns as well, but they won’t know for sure until they start drilling.  I also have receding gums, but because of all the cavities I now have, my mouth has become a breeding ground for bacteria, so no one will estimate a treatment for my gums until my cavities have been taken care of.

Have you ever left a dentist in tears because you couldn’t afford to get any of the work done that you needed in order to keep your teeth and stop the constant unbearable pain you’ve been in?

I have.  It’s a terrible feeling and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.

I’ve even considered living out of my car so I can use my rent money for this, but after doing the math, it would still take me over two years to save up enough to get everything done, and by then it will almost definitely be too late to save all of my teeth, especially the ones that need crowns.

Please help me.  I am very desperate and will be eternally grateful.

If you can help, thank you so much.  I am sure great things will be coming your way.

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I Just Want To Smile

Growing up I was not given enough direction in life, I figured things out the hard way and made it. My parents divorced at an early age and neither one of them were around enough to be role model guardians. I am now turning 31 years old Friday. 11 years ago I gave birth to a miracle child. The doctors told me she would not survive birth but yet she is still amazing today. Her father abandoned us before she was ever born. 9 years ago I gave her a sister. For 8 years it was just the 3 of us. I felt like I was being similar to my parents were, never home and never involved, only my time was always spent working just to barely get by. 2 years ago I finally met somebody who turned our lives around. I was able to leave a stressful job, move and bein a new life. Today we are happier and more successful than ever. I am more involved in the kids school & everything they do. I work the perfect job and I enjoy it. We have bought a home and for the first time ever I was able to buy a brand new truck. Every thing seems to headed in a wonderful direction and I have worked so hard to get here. The best part, I am now ENGAGED! My children have never had a father figure and I have never even thought I was worthy enough to be a wife! He proposed and I said yes! Out of every thing good, there is still only one thing that doesnt allow me to Express my happiness. My smile. Since I can remember I have hidden behind a grin, never showing my teeth, looking down when I speak to someone or turning away and almost always in pain because of my dental health. I would absolutely settle for dentures only because they are cheaper than implants and with a wedding coming up in 6 months, I just want to smile. I want to show my happy. I want my kids and my soon to be husband to see me happy. And, I want to be painfree. That is why I am here, in hopes to find my way to the smile of my dreams.

paypal.me/jfea

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All my teeth are rotting away

Hey everyone! My name is Amber, I’m 22 y/o  medical student and can’t remember the last time I smiled. My whole family has really bad teeth, so I guess it is in my genes. What made the whole situation even worse was the fact that I suffered from bulimia for almost all my high school. I was very young and extremely stupid. Now I know how bad I damaged my body, but the time can’t be reversed. After the long time I took all my courage and went to the dentist. Situation is very bad. I need crowns on my front teeth, several root canals and even couple extractions. As medical student I know how important is dental health because it can lead to very serious diseases as endocarditis and I am ashamed of myself. Everytime I meet someone new, I feel like they are only looking at my rotten teeth, I get self conscious and become silent. I don’t really go out or do much because I don’t want to feel judged.

In my free time from studies I worked some jobs and saved some coins but as a medical student I don’t really have much time left so the money I earned isn’t enough, as the sum I need is approximately 3ooo euros. That is enormous amount of money for me. However, I know that with time the situation will get even worse.

My family is caring but they can’t help me financially.

I am really depressed and sometimes I feel like I will never be able to smile again and be confident in myself.

I would be very grateful for any help, please, help me smile again…

https://paypal.me/ambergirl8

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A promise

Hello everyone!

I was lucky enough to stumble upon this website and would kindly like to please ask for help.

For a few years I have been very embarrassed about smiling, as I have a few missing and rotting teeth. I don’t have the confidence to speak with any one and I also get very shy as I am afraid people will see my teeth and become disgusted with me as some teeth are rotting and produces a very bad odor.

Some of my teeth are fake and I have had quite a few root canals and crowns installed but I just can’t keep up with the repairs and maintenance as it is very expensive and I don’t have enough to get the proper treatment. I am not gonna lie and say I don’t work because I do, and I actually have a little bit of money saved up to go to the dentist, I just don’t have the enormous amount they want in order to repair everything.

There is no certain amount I am asking for, as I would be genuinely grateful for anything  any one gives me. My family has helped me out a little and although they weren’t able to give much, I will forever be grateful to them.

I would like to make a promise  to everyone and anyone who gets the chance to read this, as I know sometimes life brings you down, we all get back up and keep going. As soon as I have enough to get my teeth fixed I will use any remaining donations to help other people in this site who need the help. I feel that since I have discovered this gem I will use it to pay it forward to those you need it most.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I will attach my paypal link for any one who would like to help and the picture on my paypal is the current picture of my teeth. Again, thank you so much!

– Rene

paypal.me/confidentsmile

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Mother of 8 homeless

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Hello! My name is Kaile and I am a single mother of 8 children. My oldest is 19 and my youngest is 1.5. We have fell on very hard times. This last year has been a series of unfortunate and devastating events that has left me and my children alone on the street. I take full responsibility for mine and my children’s current situation. Had I been more self sufficient and relied less on other people we would not be here. Jan. 4, 2017 my father was killed. He was pretty much the only family I had and I relied heavily upon him for everything. Because of the confusion surrounding his death and the subsequent breakdown of communication between myself and his wife, his trust was thrown into a court battle that was intimated by her and has yet to be resolved. Due to this situation we lost our home and everything in it. Our entire lives were gone. About three months after my father’s death, I was informed that my now ex-husband had abandoned us and had a new baby with a new woman. I ended up filing for divorce and we seldom get any relief from him. He does not work so child support is initiated but never collected. I have requested aid from the state of California but because I do not have our birth certificates and cannot afford to order them they cannot or will not help me. I was able to get my dad’s old Jeep but the radiator recently went out and a person who I thought was a friend had it towed from her property behind my back. Everything we had was in that Jeep so once again we have lost everything. My kids are beautiful, wonderful, bright, and resilient souls, however I am not sure how much loss they can bare.  We have slept in jack in the box lobbies and at train station outside. I struggle to try to feed them and I am at a loss for what to do. Without a place to be I cannot work because I have nowhere for my kids to go that  is safe. The trust should be out of its bind within the next 30 days and that is our only way out. Thank God I have that as I have met people out here on the streets who have no end in sight and it’s heartbreaking and unimaginable. I plan to pay forward anything I receive. As soon as I have my means I have made lists of people I have met that just need a little help and I have obtained contact info for them. I will help each and every one of them once I am able. I just need a little help until I get my inheritance. My kids are tired and hungry as am I. As of right now it is 6:31pm and they have not eaten today. Please help me! I am in Santa Barbara , CA. My cell is kinda broken but I can send and receive texts. I also try to stay around free WiFi. Thank you all for taking the time to read my story and for any consideration you give to blessing us with whatever help you have to offer… as clichè as it may sound ANYTHING HELPS is a real and true statement in my families current situation.

-Kaile T Stevens

 

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Dental Work in Need

I am 20 years old. I am a daughter, a granddaughter, a sister, a friend, a nursing student. I am also terribly in debt from medical bills and nursing school. Ever since I was just 4 years old I remember going to the dentist almost every month and getting root canals, surgeries, crowns, fillings, extractions, etc. My family has never had dental insurance not even medical insurance. I was born with extremely weak teeth and enamel to the point where my teeth are susceptible to decay, cavities, staining, and any other dental problems you can think of no matter how persistent and routinely I brush, floss, and take care of my teeth. Right now I am in a rut. To spare the ugly details, my dad is dying of kidney failure and I am in thousands of dollars of loan debt while my family is in thousands of dollars in medical debt from my dad’s numerous hospital bills and upcoming transplant that we also can not afford. I am in need of extensive dental work that my family and I simply can not pay. I am in so much pain from my teeth and am so insecure about my smile and constantly worrying about money that I can’t even enjoy my youth. College should be some of the best years of your life and yet I catch myself unable to even smile or even look at myself. If there is anything you could do to help my current financial situation and burdens please consider donating I appreciate it more than anything right now. You would not only be helping me get the dental work I need but you could be helping my family not have to worry about paying my dental bills right now. I feel so guilty having to spend thousands of dollars for dental work and root canals when my dad is so ill.. so anything you can do to help out is SO very appreciated.

Thank you

paypal.me/cpugli3

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Braces!!! 😩

Hi there, whoever is reading this!! 😬

My name is Haleh. I’m a college student at UTD (University of Texas at Dallas) majoring in Biology. I have had braces in the past (as a child), but after doing some x-rays due to jaw pain, I was told I needed to extract four teeth and get a new set of braces to align my bite (open bite issues).

just what I need, right? So I went ahead and took time off of work for the dental surgery, got that done, went ahead with putting the braces on, set up my payment plan, made the down payment. All’s well, or so it seems!

Then my father had an emergency triple bypass surgery.

I unfortunately had to extend my time off of work, unpaid, to care for him until he was fully independent once again. He is completely recovered and doing great (thank goodness!), and I was able to go back to work. At this point, I had taken off an entire month of work. While being a student. While paying for my braces (on top of other bills).

I’m back on the job, but far behind on my bills. Everything is handled, with the exception of my braces. I had missed two crucial appointments with my orthodontist to put bars in the back of my mouth to pull my bite back together. I called to schedule, and was told I couldn’t be seen until I paid 50% of what was overdue (I had missed two months) which is $500.

While it doesn’t seem like a large amount, for a single college student with one job, it is 😢

My credit is unfortunately not an ideal score, and have been denied financial help from reliable institutions. I cannot ask any of my friends, for they’re in a similar boat. It is incredibly frustrating to be so held back, from such a small procedure.

So here I am! Asking strangers on the internet for $500 to be seen by my orthodontist to get bars implemented. 😩 If I cannot pay that amount, they will suggest removing my brackets and cancelling the course, to which I have already paid for the extraction of four teeth 😢 my jaw alignment causes me much strain and pain throughout my day, so I can’t just ignore it or put it off, as much as I’d like to. I haven’t been able to sleep as well due to it, which is starting to interfere with my studies.

Anything helps right now. I will gladly be your friend 😭

Thank you for your time! Have a great day.

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Help me help change my partners life.

Hello, thank you for taking time out of your day to read this, I really do appreciate it.

I’m looking for some help to get my partner much needed dental treatment. I met my partner 5 years ago, he is a very loving person with the kindest of hearts. He also has a condition known as Aspergers Syndrome which means he struggles with day to day life and needs some help to function in our world. He struggles in social situations and doesn’t liked to be touched, he struggles being around people especially new people. He struggles with tastes and textures as well as sounds. Now when I met Mark I knew he had a problem with he teeth but did not push for information or answers, knowing that one day he would find the courage to talk to me. Well that day came just a few weeks back and I managed to get him into the dentist chair after a couple of missed appointments and meltdowns. The dentist advised that his teeth have now got that bad they will all need to be removed, dentures will be supplied by the NHS. Brilliant news some might say but not for us, due to marks disabilities he is unable to put things in his mouth for long periods of time and retches often leading to him being sick. Dentures are not an option for him, this is why I am looking for help and kindness from others. I would like to get him special treatment with fixed dentures/teeth but this comes at a cost, one I’m unable to cover on my own.

The difference it would make to my partner I’m unable to explain enough, he would love some teeth.

 

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Entrepreneur Has Dental Bills

Hello everyone. My name is Pam Neronha and I am a former whistleblower in the drinking water treatment field. This happened to me a decade ago in 2007 when we experienced the economic downturn, and I was approaching my 50th birthday. I was highly successful in my career, but when I spoke up regarding the public health and safety of three cities’ drinking water we were providing, my career turned a corner. I won my case against my former employer but was never hired again by a public agency. I went back to school to earn an MPA, and even this could not get me a job in either the public or private sector.

So, in 2015 I decided it was time to start my own company to try and help the public understand where their drinking water comes from and how they can better control what flows out of their tap and into their showers. I also wanted to protect the public from events that may happen at their public utility without them being aware, utilizing new technology.

I won a full scholarship to an MBA program. I will now be completing my final semesters this fall and in 2019. I founded the company on August 10, 2016. It is called Pluvion, Inc. I have been struggling to get traction for the company, to support myself and to get funding to build and launch the first prototypes. I moved the company from San Francisco to the City of Mount Shasta, California to afford rent. With another catastrophic year of wildfires burning here in our state, my technology is needed more than ever. I am committed to the company and have put at least a third of my savings every year into its maintenance, while living on $21,000 a year in California. I am very close to launching the two websites and obtaining the data from consumers.

Here is how you can help me. I need $940 to pay for my dental work at UCSF dental in San Francisco. The treatment plan was issued in August 2017, but I have not been able to afford the care over the past year. I am looking for help to pay for these expenses. I was not able to attach an image of the treatment plan to this posting because the file type (MOV) was not supported and the file too large. I do have the one page image and can send it to you to provide proof if need be. Dental work is only one of the three hurdles (the other two hurdles are car repairs and books/lodging expenses for school), I need to cross before launching. I would greatly appreciate your help. You can donate to my cause at the following PayPal link: www.paypal.me/PamelaNeronha

 

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Begging for a chance at confidence with my terrible teeth

Hello everyone!

I am 24 years young and unfortunately I have been dealing with dental issues since I was a teen. I have a condition that cause my teeth to easily fracture and fall out. I even fractured two front teeth from bititng into bread. This has caused me so much depression. All the unresolved fractures in my mouth has led to cysts and a couple abcesses that have become so painful to the point where I didn’t have the power to go to work. I cannot afford to see a dentist and I cannot afford insurance. I can’t smile without feeling repulsive. Friends have slowly stopped talking to me becauss of my teeth and I feel terrible. I had one evaluation with an oral surgeon and said i will need ELEVEN EXTRACTIONS and eventually implants to replace them but my bone has eroded so I need bone grafts… everything is going to cost me about $15,000-$20,000. If I were to wish for anything it would not being anything besides a nice smile. If anyone can be so extremely kind to donate to me, I will cry tears of joy and be endlessly thankful. Thank you for listening.

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Help me to Smile again!

Hello If you are reading this I hope you can help me out in any way you can, any donation would be of great help, help help help please help if you’re in the position too, I’m not sure if these things even work but it’s worth a shot.

I’ve never asked for cash but I don’t know how I’m going to fund this, there’s no help out there or grants, I will also be doing fund raising events to raise as much cash I can on top of this to achieve this goal, wish me luck I am just sick of feeling like this now.

I need hefty sum of cash of £4000 to £8000 it’s to fund tooth implants, so you’re probably thinking why should I give my hard earned cash to some random stranger for tooth implants? That’s a good question and very hard to answer but I genuinely need some implants to have a better way of life, I am currently suffering in pain as I write this, this pain has been constant for the last 7 days, tomorrow they will pull this tooth out L it’s the only thing they can do now.

For the last 4 years I’ve been suffering with tooth pains not all the time but it’s become a lift style for some unknown reason, I do look after my teeth and brush them etc., probably I didn’t take care of them when I was younger and now it seems like I’m paying a bad price but it’s not that, and every time I go dentist they fill my mouth with filling or crowns whatever the issue is, then months or years later the fillings or crown fail/break apart and this keeps happening, I have broken teeth that can’t be filled that keep getting infected, causing painful abscesses etc., now my dentist needs to pull 2 move teeth out both on my right side top and bottom which will leave me with only 1 tooth on my right top side and 2 missing from the bottom right side, I already have a tooth missing next top my front top right and a broken one next to that one, my mouth is a mess L I can just about eat and need to be careful of what foods I can. I also have 2 missing teeth from my lower left side and 1 from the top left side.

I work for the National Health Service NHS and pay for my dental treatment but they don’t do implants on the NHS and unfortunately for me they cost a small fortune, I don’t need all my teeth replacing I just need the ones replacing that have been lost or ones that will help me eat and live pain free its horrible suffering with this, sometimes I just don’t know what to do with myself I get depressed watching TV as everyone has teeth, crazy aye, I would be interested in having implants done if anyone can get them funded or knows a dentist willing to do it? it would be a dream come true like winning the lottery.

It’s virtually impossible for me to save and fund this as it would take 10 plus years for me to save the cash and since I lost my mother 2 years ago I’ve had to depend on myself and it’s been a struggle without her, I don’t earn much money working for the NHS and just about make ends meet paying my rent and bills.

I don’t think it’s ideal for me to post pictures of my teeth but if you want pics u can email me

Thanks for your time, any donation would be a great help – this will be life changing for me

paypal.me/marni3d

 

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Dentures 3000

Hi, I am looking for help in paying for my dentures. I need to have about 20 teeth extracted and dentures made, both temporary and permanent. This can be extremely expensive! I may be able to do only partial dentures on the bottom, but unsure at this point until I can get into the dentist to make a plan on the best approach. I am a single mom in her mid 30’s who has not taking the best care of my teeth in my early years.  I did start to work on going to the dentist regularly a few years ago, but it seems to be too late.  I only have about 20 top and bottom teeth remaining and most have fillings that don’t look very good. i would like to be able to afford to get my remaining bad teeth extracted and dentures made.  I work full time but support 2 kids on my own and haven’t been able to save up enough to get this done. My teeth continue to get worse and cause me more and more pain.  I am really just looking for a solution to get rid of the pain I constantly feel.  I have tried fillings and they seem to help for a year or so but then start to look bad.  I know how important dental health is and wish I had taken better care of my teeth when I was younger.  Now I am paying for it and just want a solution to not only remove the pain but also help with the look of my teeth. I am also missing all of my back teeth so chewing is difficult. I have reached my limit on my dental insurance this year and won’t be able to get any work done till January.  i am hoping to get enough money to take care of them before then.  Teeth affect your overall health and I want to be sure that it I am able to get them fixed quickly I can.   I don’t usually ever ask for help in any situation but I really need this done to ensure that I can continue to provide for my kids. This has been added stress to my budget and I really hope I can get some help with paying for the dentures. I truly appreciate all who have read this and any help would be greatly appreciated!

PayPal.Me/RH2018

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Once in a life time smile

Hello,  I’m not sure what else to do so I’m applying here.  My teeth have been terrible from day one.  They are very porous and prone to cavities and other problems.  I’ve already have one bridge and several teeth in back removed.  I also wear a metal retainer that is kinda like dentures to make up for missing teeth. I’m very self conscience about my smile and have not smiled open mouthed for over a decade.  My mom continuously asks me if I’m, “happy,” because I don’t ever really smile.  I hate pictures and selfies.  I think I look silly trying to smile big with a closed mouth.

 

I also suffer from depression and anxiety that I was diagnosed with in my teens.  So this problem really weighs on my mind to the point that’s almost paralyzing.  It’s been rough getting through my twenties.    I was also adopted as an infant which added to the mental problems  I developed as a young teen. I’ve been in and out of the hospital and in institutions in my early twenties.  I’ve had good therapists and doctors and bad.  Some were only interested in my sex life.  I was a self mutilator to block the mental pain I felt.   I had a child in my mid twenties.  In my late twenties,  I finally realized what I had to do to be a good mom and be a good person and got the help I needed.  There were so many years I didn’t care about myself though which was unfortunate  for my smile.

 

I’ve never had a lot of money.  I just finally got a decent job a few years ago to pay the bills but that’s about it.  I’m studying for a second part time job for some extra income to help make ends meet.  I’d like to be able to smile at my customers genuinely though, and that will take some work.  Like around six thousand five hundred worth of work.  My son, whom I’m trying to instill good dental hygiene,  likes to make fun of my teeth too when he gets mad at me and it can really hurt and hits below the belt.

 

I am now thirty five.  I can’t do much about my teeth, they are what they are.  So I’m basically just trying to either get veneers, crowns, or something fake to go over  five of  my top teeth.  I also need some cavities filled on the bottom.  Also a root canal.  Good times.  Mentally I’m finally in a good place.  I’d just like to complete it with a confident smile.    I’d like at least one family portrait that I can hang up and be proud of.   I’m not looking to win the lottery or become rich and famous.  I’m not cut out for that pressure.  I just would like a little nudge to get me going in the right direction.   Thanks for your time and consideration.

Sarah

my paypal.me is PayPal.Me/FioDoria

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It hurts as bad as it looks!!!

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Ouch! That has got to hurt! Imagine yourself with multiple cavities, broken teeth, and abscesses to boot! When these guys get brushed it’s like someone ran through the gums wildly swinging a chainsaw! Forget pearly whites were sporting crimson bloody red carnage. This mouth is in dire need of some TLC. If only there were some way to help this mistreated mouth? If only there were some good, benevolent, caring, special people with hearts of gold that wouldn’t allow this suffering to continue.

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My mouth is eating me up with pain! I have 5 broken teeth, 23 cavities, a hole in the middle of a tooth, 3 recurring abscesses and gingivitis. It’s 24/7 constant pain that may be a dull ache one minute then a stabbing of a thousand needles the next. Eating delicious food is met with white knuckles, agoney with every chew, as the remaining teeth slowly deteriorate. If action is not taken soon I fear I will be unable to chew at all. That would lead to slow starvation on an appetite already keeled. Any decent person would spare what they could to curb this disaster. Even one dollar from enough people though it may seem small makes has a huge impact.

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I am going to need 5 crowns ($15,000), 3 root canals ($6,000), 23 fillings ($9,150), a veneer ($950), gingivitis treatments ($9,000) and whitening ($500 total cost $41,600). That’s a lot of work to get done but it has to be. By now you’re probably asking; why did you let them get that bad in the first place? I am genetically predisposed to have Periodontal (gum) disease and tooth decay. The battle was an uphill one to begin with. I was able to keep up on them fairly well with regular dentist visits up to the age of 22 at which point I lost dental coverage. The financial impacts of 9-11 left my dad unemployed, moms career nonexistent, much the same for the rest of my family, and my college fund eradicated. Leaving me well below the poverty line.

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Unable to afford routine dental checkups the deterioration began to set in. My lack of degree left me able to get only menial jobs that offered no dental insurance or co-pays at ridiculously high rates. As the health of my teeth waned so did my confidence; my once comely smile now homely. Having this monkey on my back has lead to many missed opportunities; leaving me romantically and professionally demoralized. I’m afraid to smile.
I did manage to go through trade school becoming a Certified Massage Therapist. However seeing the pearly whites of my peers left me embarrassed to the point where I make a conscious act of not allowing my teeth to show. I became self defeating. People don’t want professional services from someone with bad teeth.Embarrassed as I was I never pursued my massage career (even though I was told I was extremely talented with great potential), overtook by my lack of confidence, I continued to work menial jobs allowing my license to expire.
At this point not only is my confidence shattered, now I am full of regret and self loathing for not pursuing a successful, rewarding career where I could be phenomenal. I was around 25 at this point my only dental work had been an emergency extraction in 3 years. Six more years went past still no dental. I had an emergency root canal done wiping out what little savings I had. Since I have been unable to afford dentistry. I have had numerous abscesses to which I would go to the E.R. to get penicillin killing the infection. Doing this and not seeing a dentist invited accelerated decay, leaving me in the state I am today.

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Helping me to get my smile back will regenerate my confidence. Not only will you be helping me, but also the lives of those around me and the community. Potentially you may be saving my life as well, preventing further deterioration keeps the health risk from multiplying. You wouldn’t want to see me have a heart attack or stroke knowing you could have prevented it with a dollar? Help me regain confidence and health parting the clouds of negativity with rays of positivity. Help me be a better me with a smile that rocks. Know that you changed a life, a life that will go on to change other life’s. You can choose to do nothing or you may choose to change the world. The ripples made by a pebble thrown in the ocean can become a tsunami. Throw the pebble and be the change.

http://paypal.me/ihelped

 

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Money for dentures and hearing aids

I lost my job due to offshore outsourcing and I have not been able to find new employment. My unemployment has run out and I am desperate. Not being able to hear or afford six thousand dollar hearing aids is keeping me from getting a job.  When I was told by the corporation that employed me for twelve years that I was no longer needed due to the outsourcing decision that was made I went to the hearing doctor and begged him for a cochlear implant. He refused to give me the implant because I need to do hearing aids first. Apparently I am just a protocol to him.  Helen Keller said she would rather be blind than deaf because when you are blind you loose touch with things and being deaf you loose touch with people.  I told him without the implant and being able to hear that no one will hire me.  This prediction came true.  I cut my own hair yesterday and was made fun of because I couldn’t afford to have it done at a beauty shop. Turns out there is no shortage of people who will kick you when you are down. I have advanced gum disease due to diabetes and have lost four teeth since being unemployed. If I could get dentures and hearing aids my chances at getting a job would improve dramatically. I have worked all my life and I am eight years from getting social security. I want to be independent and not a drain on society. I got an estimate for dentures and it is nine thousand five hundred fifty dollars. Please if you can find it in your heart to help me I would appreciate it. Thanks for your consideration. paypal.me/motherslittlehelper

 

 

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Dental work and rent

Hello everybody. This is my last resort. I recently found out that I need about $3000 worth of emergency dental work. This includes several root canals, crowns, and fillings. I obviously don’t have this money. On top of that, my rent for $1000 is coming due in 2 days and I am going to be short. I am working as hard as I can but just feel like it’s one thing after another. I don’t have any family members to ask or available credit, so I humbly ask anyone willing to help to please give whatever you can. Thank you so much

paypal.me/cnb1

 

-Chris

 

 

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Emergency Dental Procedure needed

Hello there to everyone who took the time to read about my situation. My name is Joshua Diaz 23 from California. I’m in need to have an emergency dental procedure for a broken and possibly infected upper left molar. I had broken the tooth from a popcorn kernall about a 3 days ago and the next morning was in immense pain. I had went to the emergency room the next morning and had themy look at it but all they can do was prescribed antibiotics and tell me to take advil for the pain and swelling. So after a few hours of going to the ER at the hospital and the advice not helping the swelling or pain at all. I had went to an emergency dental hospital to get checked and you have to pay on request of services, mind you I’m 23 and pay for rent, car payment and other bills. So far I had spent $250 on just getting looked at in the dental emergency room to tell me I have an infection of my tooth and they might have to give me a root canal or remove the part of the jaw. And I would have to be referred to a specialist. And for me not having dental coverage and only medical coverage it can cost me anywhere from 800 to 1300 using a local anesthetic. I have about another 200 saved away for an emergency. But I hope In any kindness of your hearts to please help me get this procedure done as soon as possible. Because this toothpain is horrendous to the point of where you just want to pull the tooth out yourself with pliers. But if you can and are willing please donate to me  @ paypal.me/EmergenyDental

Sincerely yours,

Joshua Diaz 

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My daughter needs braces

Hello, I am a single mother of two wonderful daughters. I work two jobs to pay for our house and living expenses. Recently my daughter was finally given the answer she has been waiting for from her dentist that she now able to get braces, which she has been asking for the last three years for. So we made the appointment for the consult with the orthodontist and we got a yes also they she was ready. But to my surprise our insurance does not cover it which I was not aware of but the fine print was it only covered the consult. So they went over a payment plan with me and I have no problem paying the monthly fee of 87.00 a month but I can not cover the down payment of 1800.00 which covers her xrays, two teeth pulled and the put on of the braces. I feel horrible because it was very disappointing to my daughter when I told her she would have to wait until I can save up that amount. And when she asked me how long it broke my heart to tell her I am not sure because things are already tight with money. So as a proud mother, I am choosing to put my pride to the side and ask for help for my daughter. Please anything to get closer to the amount of the down payment helps. Thank you for reading this and bless you all.

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DentalSOS

Hello and to anyone reading this.
I never thought I would ever be in a position to beg for money it is embarrassing and humiliating. I am a single mum raising 3 children. I am used to going without, but unfortunately I find myself in a situation where I simply cannot go without, the pain is unbearable. Once my kids were older I trained in nursing, I was so happy to have a job I loved and all was well until my back just gave out one day at work. I got nothing from it other then a bad back for life, surgery and being on a disability pension.
Because of all the drugs (prescription) that I took for my back combined with gum disease my teeth have deteriorated to a state that I have been advised by many many dentist that they should ALL be removed. I was mortified, devastated and I have been clinically depressed ever since. Having full dentures at my age is a living nightmare. I cannot afford dental treatment of any kind. If I go through the public health system I have to be without ANY teeth for 12+ months before they could give me dentures. I feel like giving up on life altogether, its always been so hard, never having much of anything always struggling but all those things together with no teeth is more then I can bear.
I have tried every way possible to get a loan of any sort but nobody will lend me any money as I am on a disability pension. I would be happy to borrow the money I need and pay it back but have no friends or family who can help, believe me I have asked everyone I know. I am in so much pain from decayed/abcessess teeth that I am almost going crazy, I am desperate for any help I can get. I would be happy to share with anyone pictures, letters from dentists anything they need to see I am very sincere and honest. I have been suicidal over this, living with great pain, not only my back but now my teeth is no life at all.
I will need at least $5000.00 and that is only for dentures plus extractions, 10 top and 12 lower. Of course I would love nothing more then Implants but as they say beggers cant be choosers and I doubt I could ever raise $10,000.00+ to do that.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story. I appreciate ANY help I can get no matter how litte. In the meantime I am saving every spare cent I have but at the rate I am going it will take me 6-7 years and I cannot live in pain for that amount of time. Thank you again for understanding. Sometimes life is tough but I never thought it could be this bad.
I know there are others out there also in need of help but I am hoping and praying that someone decides to help me even if I arrange to pay them back. I dont know what else to do, its either try this or give up. paypal.me/DentalSOS

 

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Please Help

 

Hello,
I’m writing you today because I really need your help please. I have to get 15 of my teeth removed basically all of them and dental implants are really expensive. It would take me years to save up and get them. I pray every morning and every night for a miracle wishing this nightmare would be over.  I want to be able to eat with out being in pain to not have to stress every minute of the day.
I am a mother of two beautiful boys they are my world everything I do is for them.  And the little money I do make goes to them or Bill’s. I want to be able to be the best mom I can be for them the best person I can be . But ever since I found this out I’m not myself I feel depressed I bearly even talk because I feel embarrassed and ashamed I don’t go out for the same reason . I have even thought about not being here anymore. But then I look at my kids and they need me I can’t leave them. Please help.  Anything will help.  I will be thankful for the rest of my life.
Thank you for your time.
Paypal.me/maygualidaH

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I Need Braces !

Hi, I’m 18  years old I came across this site through an add & decided to give it a try. When I was younger I used to suck my thumb I’ve tried to stop but it was addicting to me & before I could fully stop everything it was too late my teeth already started pushing out…it has made me insecure all throughout elementary going on middle school & high school I used to feel more bad about the way I looked in the mirror , seeing my friends with braces getting their teeth the straightest for that perfect smile I used be jealous of it not because they were gonna look better than me it’s because all through out my life I’ve always had to make something out of myself & anything that I’ve wanted to have I had to get on my own which is really hard for me  I can’t afford it aswell as my family I’ve lost a lot of confidence & I feel more depressed because the first thing you see is my two buck teeth, it makes me sounds weird when I talk almost like whistling when I spoke , & when I sleep my teeth dig into the bottom half of my lip making it bleed & painful . Most of my bottom teeth are rotating I hate my smile I hate the way it makes me feel I have never come to ANYONE for anything but if there is really good people out there that would love to help make a difference in my life it’s well appreciated & respected..

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DENTAL PROBLEMS!HELP NEEDED!

First of all,hello to everyone. My name is Ivan Kuterovac and I’m from Osijek,Croatia.
It was a very hard decission to do this because when you try everything hopes for a sollution goes down.
Last year I started having problems with my upper jaw teeth,cought some bacteria that has started eating my teeth and rotting.
I went to my dental doctor on first signs but it was already too late and bacteria has done its part. I started to have very bad migraines that lasted for day-two, doctors said that it was because of my teeth. Soon because of my treatments and often appointments at dentist I lost my job. Lucky for me doctors managed to stop spreading of bacteria so I’m happy to have at least some teeth left..
My biggest problem is that I cant find another job,or to be exactly everything on interview is fine untill I smile..Most of the rejections were explained that they cant have a worker with that kind of teeth..and there are looks of people judging me without knowing me or what happened..
I tried to start a GoFundme but my country is not available and it cannot be done.
To the next problem,if you enter current economic status of my country Croatia you will see that we are a country that has roots of corruption to its bottom and the overal standard of life is low.
My paycheck on new job is 450 € and when you put away rent and montly expenses I’m left with 100 € for whole month to live on. Our health care is not supporting these kind of operations so I have to pay it in full.

So I can’t collect money for teeth for a longer period cause bacteria could return in some time and it would took me 6-7 years to save money to do my operation.
I cant get credit in bank for that amount cause my paycheck is too low and I couldnt return the money on monthly base properly so thats unfortunate “no can do”.
The important part is that this has become a battle of time, cause if I get bacteria back I will lose all my remaining teeth.

If you go to coffe every day thats 5 €,skip one day and help someone in need. .

The whole operation will cost cca 5500 € (11 crowns for upper jaw,each 150 € + 9 tooths that i lost,each approximately around 500 €..
So all I was left was this,believe me it was a last option..I really need help from anyone..

I’m desperate..any help is welcome..
If you dont believe me we can do a talk over skype or if there is someone who can help me with bigger ammount,I can present him with the bill and all that matters to my medical problem.

Paypal : paypal.me/IKuterovac

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Extreme Wisdom Teeth Pain

Hi everyone, my name is Liyah. I’m a 22 year old working part time and taking care of my brothers on the days that I am off. Over the past few months, I’ve been experiencing severe dental pain due to my impacted wisdom teeth. They all require the expertise of an oral surgeon, which I absolutely cannot afford. I have called so many places asking for help, applied for Care Credit (which I wasn’t able to receive) and applied for dental insurance (cost too much monthly and can not cover even half the cost). I feel like there are no more options and wish dental help of this magnitude was more accessible for people like me. The small checks I get biweekly go to bills, such as helping my mother out with rent and utilities. The pain has gotten so bad that I cannot even sleep at night, and two of my wisdom teeth have gotten to the point that they are breaking apart in my mouth; I can hardly eat without wanting to break down in tears. I am so desperate to get these taken out; it’s effecting my mental health and pain pills do not help anymore. This is completely new territory for me. I am not used to asking for help, especially from strangers, but if anyone can help in anyway, I would appreciate it so so much. Any amount goes a long way! Sorry for the long message, I just want you all to know I am in no way a scammer. Thank you for reading and I wish you all the best!

paypal.me/LiyahH95

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Help Me To Get Back To Work!!!!

Hello,  At the time I am a one year graduate with a BS in Computer Science but I have not started to get back to work due to my lack of transportation, much needed dental work, and IT Certification. First my dental work will include teeth pulling and dentures which is $700.00 to have this work done. In terms of transportation, I have decided to utilize a taxi or uber to get to and from work each workday which is also around $500.00 dollars as well. I am very anxious to get back to work and start my new career in the IT Field. I have been out of work for quite sometime now due to health issues and surgery but am ready to get back into the workforce. I am not working so I am unable to get back on my feet which is why I am asking for your help. For my certification, I have chosen to take some CompTIA Certification courses which will be $495.00 for one full year of access. I will also need tutoring to help with the test as well and this is around $1500 dollars. I will be very grateful to anyone who will help as I am unable to stand on my own and will be forever in your debt. PLEASE HELP!!

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Susan’s dental implants

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Hello Everyone! This awesome individual is Susan Tran. I know you might be thinking, this might just be another fundraiser for a good cause. You would be right! : ) I am writing this you in hopes of receiving $3500 for this surgery. I humbly will receive anything that is donated because anything helps!
For some time now, she has been in pain due to some dental procedures. Her dental implants to help get to the end of treatment cost more money than she has and her insurance does not cover it sadly. She had a root canal awhile back and now it is fractured. The consultation that she had gone through suggested dental implants because she is not able to pull her wisdom teeth in. Right now, Susan is in a great deal of pain and she has been coping with the pain by using pain medication since her family cannot afford the surgery for her. It is painful to see my cousin suffer and hold in her pain because her financial circumstances.
As her cousin, i want to be helping her out and am asking you to help out as well! She has not personally asked for help, but I know she is struggling and without giving away too much of her personal life- I know her family cannot support her as much they would like. Together, with her family and our help, we can provide for a treatment she needs. Even if insurance does not cover this! Currently we are looking for alternative prices on this dental procedure and wanted to thank you for your time and for helping my young cousin get out of pain. Thank You,
Yours truly, Danny Nguyen

Ps: I have created a go fund me page but I have not been successful at this, so here I am trying a different approach. I appreciate all your time that you are taking out of your day to read this.

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Help ERIKA smile again

Hello
My name is TIBERIU
And today I’m writing here because I have a problem I can not solve by myself.
I’m not a sacmmer I’m just here to ask for help maybe there are people who can help.
Me and  ERIKA met 6 years ago is the best thing that happened in my life, last year it became my wife
ERIKA suffers from a severe paradonto, has lost almost all of her teeth, has a few teeth in her mouth, and is very difficult to eat, and has lost weight in the meantime.
As you know dentists are expensive coz its a more complex work to be done and whe spent all our savings on our weding .
I will not begin to say that we do not work and so on, both of us work  but when you pay the living  expenses and all bills ……….
There is not much  to put aside for her so she can get all here teeth back .
I promised her  I’ll do my best to make her smile again, but sometimes I fight with windmills.
That’s why I’m here to ask for help to make ERIKA SMILE AGAIN , we also want a baby, but we do not dare yet, because it would not be healthy for the baby if she canot eat properly.
So if there are people who can and who want to help us we will be grateful forever.

Thank you very much

Any little helps  : paypal.me/tiberiupuscas

Thank you

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Help with Emergency Dental Care Expenses

Do you remember the last time you had a toothache? It’s probably something you don’t want to remember. Toothaches cause excruciating pain, which is precisely why I am here.
My name is Emily. I am a 29-year-old mother and wife and I need $2581 worth of dental work, plus the cost of an endo evaluation and root canal.
I have experienced tooth pain since the third grade. I am an ACoA (Adult Child of Alcoholics) and never received dental care as a child or teenager. By the time I was an adult, my teeth were in terrible condition. I started getting everything taken care of and then lost my insurance.
My husband works 50+ hours per week. He works very hard to provide for our family. We are able to meet our basic expenses (mortgage, utilities, insurance, groceries, gas, etc.) but we simply cannot afford to pay for the work I need and our insurance is only able to pay a small portion.
The work that I need done includes:
  • Extraction
  • Root canal + Core Buildup
  • Crown
  • 8 Fillings
We’ve only recently gotten back on our feet enough to pay off debts and start paying for medical and dental insurance. Having gone so long without dental care (and having never seen a dentist as a child/teenager) contributed to this dire situation. The work I need exceeds our annual max for insurance.
I can wait for my dental insurance to renew every year to get the additional work done that I need (fillings), but I desperately need the extraction, root canal, crown, and one filling on tooth #9 (it has cracked and causes sensitivity when eating/drinking) but this is going to go over our max in one year. I’m not sure I can wait that long without risking additional problems.
I have contacted several organizations, have started a small savings account (currently with only $58), and have spent the past week exhausting my options. I am desperate at this point. Your donation could change my life. I am eternally grateful that you took time to read this.
Thank you.
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Another wave of tooth decay

Hi! I am about to be 56 yrs young. I have a herniated disc severe enough that I can’t work. I’m on a fixed income. I don’t forsee any money for dental care in the near future. I was denied by care credit at Affordable Dentures. I had some close family members try too but they got denied too. I have suffered with tooth decay forever. Most of my teeth had fillings from the time I was 19. Then the fillings would fall out and eventually the tooth would cause so much pain the I would have it pulled. I have no teeth on the upper right side. I have one tooth on both lower back sides. One tooth upper left side. The 6 in the upper front all need to go. They’re chipped, splitting and some are decaying. It would cause way too much to try and fix them. I have 6 that I can keep in the bottom front. One dentist said it was due to soft enamel. I maybe have 16 teeth left and for sure 10 needs to come out. I’m trying for a full upper denture and lower partial. I am very limited on what I can eat since it makes my teeth hurt. I constantly get headaches from my bad teeth. No to mention bad breath and hating to smile. I have searched everywhere for help. I’ve filled out applications all over the internet. Help is limited but the people in need is great. My medicare insurance doesn’t pay for dental and I can’t afford a dental insurance. Affordable Dentures has a sale on dentures that ends at the end of this month. I went for a consultation and on the lower price end it would be around $3000. But since I won’t get the permanant teeth until around a year if I got $1300 I could have these pulled and they will outfit me with temp teeth till I pay for the perms. During the course of a years time I can work on getting the money for the perms. I would greatly appreciate any donations and any helpful information and suggestions. Thank you!

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Can’t afford dentist

I am not normally one to ask for help but the pain I’m feeling is unbearable. Last September, I was eating dinner and I heard and felt a loud crunch and felt this hard piece of something that wasn’t food in my mouth. I spit it out and it was pieces of one of my fillings.

Over the course of a few months, this tooth that lost the filling has been chipping off and I am constantly getting food stuck in it. It never really hurt me until recently. For the past week, I have had to deal with one of my cheeks being swelled up and my tooth in absolute pain. I should have gone to the dentist back when I first lost my filling but I do not have dental insurance and with my job I make enough to pay my bills and have enough leftover for food. But I don’t have enough to save up for a dentist visit. I can’t find a dentist nearby that will take payment plans and on top of this painfully chipped tooth, I have several cavities. I haven’t been to the dentist since my 10th grade in high school, 8 years ago. I’m just so tired of crying myself to sleep over this pain. I’m tired of not being able to eat because of the pain. I honestly don’t know what to do and I wish dentists weren’t so expensive.

I can not even take a sip of a drink without getting a sharp pain throughout my tooth. I do not understand why healthcare has to be so expensive. Why can’t everyone get the treatment they need for a cheap price? Why do they have to force people to pay outrageously expensive fees just to get the care they need?

If anyone is able to help me out, I would be beyond grateful. I really hate asking for help but I have no one else I can turn to. I just need to be able to get this tooth fixed and then I’ll feel so much better. Thank you to anyone who can spare even a dollar to help me. Thank you!

My pay pal account will be posted below and again I truly appreciate each and every one of you that are able to give me a little hand. I truly hope that each of you receives a huge blessing.

paypal.me/saiyanprincess

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Help Me Pay for My Urgent Dental Work

I’m an ACoA and experienced medical neglect as a child. We did not have dental insurance growing up. In my third grade school photo, I had a cavity in between my front teeth. By fifth grade, I had a molar that had decayed so badly, it was nothing but gum and an exposed nerve.

I moved out at 18, was able to get insurance, and finally worked up the courage to see a dentist when I was 21. I was terrified of judgment but I faced my fears and went. I received eight nine fillings and two extractions. Unfortunately, I lost my insurance shortly after, when I got married and my husband and I made “too much money.” By too much, I mean too much for subsidized insurance but not enough to afford private insurance.

It’s been ten years and we finally have insurance again. I went to the dentist on 4/18/2018 and had a full oral evaluation. I need $2500+ worth of work to start, plus a root canal (they referred me out so I don’t know the exact cost of this yet, but the average in my state is around $950). So, approximately $3500. This is AFTER insurance. This is for the following:

  • Extraction
  • Root Canal + Core Buildup
  • 8 Fillings (to replace the 10 year old fillings)
  • 1 Crown

He also said that eventually he recommends I crown all six of my top anterior teeth which will be over $7000 in addition to the $3500. At this point, I’m not even concerned about that. I just want the necessary work done so that I can live pain free and actually smile at people. It hurts when people think ill of you because of your teeth.

I am in pain daily because of the molar (this is the tooth they want to extract) and I can’t bite with my front teeth because my fillings are loose.

I cannot afford this and am in desperate need. I am willing to exchange services. I am an established blogger and can provide Web content for your blog or website in exchange for any financial assistance you can provide.

Thank you so much for reading. I appreciate your time and consideration.

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Longing to smile again

I would like to begin by saying that I have thought about this for a long time but have not been able to bring myself to it until now.   I am 38 years old and have had dental issues my whole life.  I have also had a great deal of financial struggles up until recently.  Now that I have been able to breathe for the last year or so, I decided now was the time to have my teeth fixed.  I am missing my left front tooth, the one two to the right of that is mostly gone, I am missing both molars on the bottom left, and one of my upper right molars as well.  I do have dental insurance but it does not cover the replacement of missing teeth as it is considered cosmetic.  I went to a local Clear Choice location and got a quote to have permanent implants.  They recommended, due to the severity of damage to the remaining teeth on the top, that I replace all my top teeth and the bottom four molars (two on either side).  I will include a scan of the quote… roughly $36,000… I was told that I can get started for 15k.  That gets me my top shelf pulled and the set of temporary implants that will last roughly a year before I have to get them replaced with the permanent ones.

I am happy to provide pictures if you’d like as well as xrays if I can get them.

I just want to smile without feeling self conscious, eat without pain, and finally be done with it all.  I tried getting a loan for it but no one will approve me because of my credit history which is still on the mend from 11 years of being married to a man who couldn’t balance a checkbook.

Please feel free to reach out if you have clarifying questions you would like to ask.

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My horrible teeth

image.jpgFrom braces to looking like I’m on drugs. I am 22 years old as you can see from the picture my teeth are awful. From the beginning I had crooked teeth and embarrassed by my teeth. I wanted braces so very badly but unfortunately my mom could not afford it by herself. Well when I was 16 years old my mom, aunt and grandma chipped in and got me braces. I got my braces I had to have them for 2 years I went to every appointment and the orthodontist would tell me every time that it looks good and I’m almost to straight teeth. I was so excited to get straight teeth. Well the day came and I got them off they looked amazing my orthodontist told me I had a one cavity on the top, by the way I never had a cavity til after braces. So I went to my dentist and he told me the worse news I could have gotten…. all my teeth, top and bottom had cavities I was embarrassed and felt like I would never have a beautiful smile, well he fixed 3 teeth and told me to make another appointment. Well I never went back I didn’t have the money for it and I thought brushing would help. It didn’t I had to get my whole bottom teeth pulled off and have dentures all at the age of 21. I’m ugly now with a top month full of decay my teeth are breaking away and my bottom teeth gone. I just need help and I don’t know what to do anymore.

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I Will Repay You Back

Hi, it’s Andrei with a story about a lower-middle-class family of 2, me and my mom, from Eastern Europe. It took me 2 weeks to get started writing this message, it’s not ‘culturally ok’ to ask for money in our country, but desperate times desperate measures, right? First of all thanks for having time to read someone else’s problems, such as mine.

I am really bad at writing, especially writing heartbreaking stories, so ill try to describe our situation briefly. Mom works at a 12-14  hours a day job (I know, we don’t have working laws in our country, at least companies don’t execute them) and earns approximately 250$ a month. I am a second-course student and the reason I am writing this and not working is that – When I used to work during my first course (minimum working hours is 8 in a majority of companies) I was missing classes and lost points which are needed to get a degree at the end of the 4th course. And if I attend classes I don’t have money even to pay a dentist and get my teeth fixed. So basically this motivated me to write this message. I could go on and write all health condition problems we are facing but, it’s already embarrassing enough, for me, at least.

I will repay you back!  

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want just to get 200$ and walk away, like it would fix all my problems. But it will be enough for me to pay dental services and buy cheap drawing tablet to improve my digital art skills (self-taught) and make living out of it. I will send each dollar back to everyone or make digital paintings for you. Even small amount of 5$ means a lot to me. it’s up to you to help me.

Thank you for reading my story till the end. Kind regards

 

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Single mother looking for a little help

I am a 36 year old single mother of three, that has went without dental insurance a long time and my teeth have started to break and decay over the years. I do work fulltime and I have dental insurance, but that does not cover the amount of work that I need done. I work in retail so that means that interaction with the public is a huge part of my job. But do the fact that I am missing so many teeth on the top, this is effecting my job performance. I am not able to laugh with my children, I am not able to have a relationship because this issue has damaged my self esteem and self confidence. I do not even like to look at myself in the mirror. I just want to be able to laugh with my kids without worrying about covering my mouth. I am not looking for someone to pay for everything, I just really need some help. I have applied for things like care credit so that I could get the work done and pay on monthly payments but my credit is not the best. If there is anyone out there that would be willing to help  a single mother get her self confidence back and live a happy life I would for ever be grateful.

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Help me get my smile back..

I’m not really sure how to do this or where I should even begin. This is a really hard thing for me to talk about. Let alone ask for help with but I don’t know what to do. 3 years ago I was laying in bed and one of my teeth chipped due to a soft white spot caused by demineralization. At the time I thought nothing of it but over the last couple of years, it’s gone from a chip to effecting 4 teeth. It may sound stupid but I should’ve gone to the dentist when the chip had occurred but the thought of anyone seeing my smile almost brings me to tears. I finally built up the courage to go to the dentist a couple of weeks ago and the visit broke me. The cost to give me back my smile was mind boggling and frustrating because I have no means of paying that amount. I’ve never done anything like this or ever asked another for anything my entire life but I just want to feel confident again and have my smile back and not feel like a freak when I talk to others. I know this is a long shot but I have to do it even if it does nothing for me. I appreciate any donation of any amount. There are no words t describe how thankful I would be if this got funded for me. I hope you have a wonderful day and again, Thank you.

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In need of a crown

Hello! I ‘m a 45 year old female. I recently visited a dentist on March 28, 2018. I have Denti-cal. I got a cleaning and had a back molar removed on that day. Ouch, I’m still in a little pain, but I can manage. I had to have it removed  because it was broken in half and it was causing me much pain. The dentist told me that he can save it, but I couldn’t afford a crown. So I told him to extract it. When he showed me the x-ray he pointed out to me that my roots were barely visible and that it would be hard to do a root canal, also I had a deep cavity and that was causing me much pain. That tooth was right by my wisdom tooth which was extracted about 6 years ago. and that left my bottom left side numb which I can’t feel to this day. That dentist that extracted my wisdom tooth 6 years ago told me that my nerves were wrapped around my wisdom tooth and that caused my nerve damage. so basically I’m numb from my bottom lip all the way to my left cheek on my face. I’ve gotten used to it. and I don’t mind.

Anyways my recent dentist told me that I need a crown on my bottom left side right by where he extracted my tooth. Denti-cal won’t cover that. He said he wants to save it because when I smile it shows and I don’t want another extraction. He said he will charge me $275 on the day he works on it and another $275 in 2 weeks when the crown arrives. so I’m asking for $550. I live with my mom and dad. I’m their caregiver. My mom is 84 my dad is 76. I help them with the things that they can’t accomplish on their own. So I”m with them all day.

Please help me with what you can. I would appreciate it very much. Thank you for reading my post. Have a great day. God bless you. :)

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Mother wants her smile back

Hello, my name is Rachel,  I am a mother of 3 wonderful children.  I am 33 years old and live in Missouri (usa). I have a disease called neurofibromatosis which is a neurological disorder causing tumors inside and outside my body.

After my son was born in 2007, I started to notice my teeth going bad, I had some pulled with out of pocket costs but then became unable to pay. In 2011 I became disabled due to my disease and other health issues,  I’m on medicaid and they didn’t pay for dental until like 3 years ago, I started getting teeth pulled last year.

They told me I would need dentures due to all the damage my teeth had, the dentures will cost $2,100.00 . I only get $750 a month, rent is $188, Electric $180, H2O $48, Sewer and trash $40, loans for truck $260. If I have money left over I use it for gas and much needed items for my home. I do get food stamps so that pays for my food.

I was raised to never ask for help, but I feel like I am backed into a corner, I have tried gofundme but no one would help me or even share my link, so I closed it.

I dont show my teeth when I smile and usually its a forced smile, I know every little bit helps and I greatly appreciate any help that I receive.

Thank you everyone for taking the time out of your day to read this, and may God bless you abundantly.

paypal.me/rachellinder1984

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Trying to make Something from Nothing

To understand my situation, let’s start from the beginning.

  • Born in Ontario, Canada, to married parents, second child under an older brother. Parents were military, mother gave up her career to stay home and raise us, as my brother was struggling with drug use at the time.
  • Moved to New Brunswick at 3 years old, to get away from a crime-heavy area we’d been living in prior. Mother got a high-paying security job. Father continued to work in the military. Brother got off drugs and began to improve.
  • I am abused by a family member and forced into foster care at the age of 7. From this point until I turned 17, I spent weeks at a time in one home, then into the next, sometimes going home to mother, sometimes staying in emergency or group homes, but never put under guardianship as my mother continued to fight for custody of me. Thus, I received none of the usual benefits that Canadian Foster Children get. I’ve had more homes that birthdays and more schools than I’ve got fingers and toes.
  • At 14, I became pregnant. After an all natural birth, by age 15, I was attempting to raise my newborn son whilst still in foster care and still switching homes every month or other week. Eventually, I made the decision to give him up for adoption, so he’d not have to know such an uncertain future, to suffer like I was. It was a closed adoption. I have no contact, never have and never will, unless he seeks me out at 18.
  • At 17, I attempted suicide. My family and peers hated my decision to give my son up, especially after struggling to raise him. After flushing my system and keeping me in the mental health recovery ward for three days, I was released, deemed ‘too smart to be so stupid again’, as the psychiatrist stated in simpler terms to my doctors as they unhooked me unceremoniously and sent me on my way, alone, to find my way home.
    Yeah.
  • Since then, I’ve managed four jobs in my entire life, and three volunteer positions; no job lasted longer than six months before my anxiety attacks would start to effect my work. Even my favorite job, pulling rickshaws for tourists around town, went to shit after my employer made off with our final pays at the end of the season. After facing court charges, the business was shut down, and I lost the only job I’d excelled at.
  • I’ve gone back after dropping out of high school and gotten my GED. It’s my greatest accomplishment so far. I’m aiming to go back and upgrade, to get my highschool credits, to further my studies in biology and psychology. It’s my dream to study behavioral sciences based on the functions of the brain.
  • I suffer from degenerative disease that’s destroyed my teeth and gums (it effects my bones and muscle tissue as well, but not to such an extent that it prevents fairly typical everyday functions) and after many years of dental procedures, I’ve been left with no front teeth. On a fixed income with insurance that just barely covers the cost of regular dental work, I don’t have the $200 they require to have dentures fitted and made for me.
  • I have insomnia from all of this and that, plus bad teeth, plus my being a pale as heck second-generation Ukrainian-Canadian, I look like a half-dead crackhead at the best of times. I have never touched a drug that hard, ever, in my life- and I’ll freely admit to some drug abuse as a teen, playing around with MDMA, LSD and Marijuana as a teen. After the suicide attempt, I cleaned myself up. It hasn’t helped.
  • I’m starving, I don’t sleep, I get just under $550 a month to pay bills with. My rent is $400, electricity is usually around $150. If I can keep it down to less, I can sometimes buy groceries. Usually I hit the food bank and pantries each month. I can only hit each place once a month, and each place gives you about four to six shopping bags of expired donations from a city too poor to donate anything better. This month, I got a leftover butterball turkey and the fixings to go with it, which is amazing, but abnormal.
  • When that bird thaws, I’ll eat like a king, but it won’t help me with getting my dentures or being able to secure a job, even if my short, pitiful excuse for a resume gets me an interview. It usually doesn’t. 32 applications since the 1st and not a single call back, this month. I’m really nothing special on paper, and upon seeing my toothless, sunken-in face, with dark circles under my eyes and a tiredness that doesn’t go away; I get shot down.That’s the important bits at least. My situation is craptacular and I’ve tried everything within my power to improve it, only to have it worsen again and again. Please, if anyone out there can spare it, help me be better than this, help me get my smile back, my hope back. My sanity back. I just want a job. I just want to be okay.

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Help me to repair my teeth and smile

Hi, my name is Ivan I’m 24 years old. I live in Serbia, a country in Eastern Europe. I have a problem with my teeth. I have a narrow jaw and because of that, my teeth are very tight and crooked. Since I was a boy I have problems with my teeth. Because one over the other I have a problem to wash them well and this has led to them being constantly in a bad state. I grew up with a single mother who could not always make enough money to help repair teeth. Of course this problem with my teeth does not allow me to find a better paid job. I have trouble eating. And teeth are very brittle and easy to break. I also find it hard to find a girl because it has affected my self-esteem. When I talk to someone, I constantly lower my head, because I feel embarrassed when they look at me, almost never laugh, and more and more often I withdraw. That’s why I am more and more asocial. I miss time with friends and sometimes I go out with them.
I would very much like to repair and correct my teeth because I am sure that it will give me confidence and energy in my life. I have the impression that I would then laugh all day and that my happiness would last forever.

One dentist offered to help me fix my teeth and gave me a significant discount, but I still have to get around $ 3,500

I am very determined to fix my teeth and smile, so I need your help. I do not have anyone to ask for money and that’s why I’m asking you to help me raise money. Each coin is a step closer to the goal and thank you so  much for choosing to help me.

Many thanks

Ivan

 

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Dental work

Hi, I am a 22 year old male from Minnesota, I’m currently in a bit of a situation, I’m struggling with my teeth. Half of my teeth are rotting in my head causing daily issues with eating or drinking, a few of my teeth are broken and more are on the way out, I can hardly chew anything without a certain amount of pain making it difficult to stay healthy, I’ve been looking into dental surgery but due to the severity of my teeth treatment is extremely expensive, it’s causing a huge amount of personal distress, I avoid smiling because I’m self conscious about what others will think of my teeth, my breath is terrible and that makes me avoid wanting to interact with anybody on daily basis which is hard being I have a job based around customer service and dealing with people all day and it’s taking it’s toll on the way I see myself and my confidence has taken a dive, I look at old picture of me where I used to smile and I miss being able to smile with all my teeth and not have to worry about hiding them. Another reason I’ve been looking into dental surgery is because people comment on my teeth all the time, making comments and mentioning how bad my breath and teeth are and how bad they are getting. I’m really concerned that my teeth will get worse causing more issues than they already have, eating is very very difficult as I mentioned before every now and then when I’m eating something I feel a tooth break more and more, at night the pain keeps me awake tossing and turning all night due to the pain. I get extreme migraines due to the pain in my mouth, it’s an extremely uncomfortable and painful experience that I deal with on a daily basis. It’s hard being 22 with rotting teeth in my mouth and looking into it the initial work is somewhere around 1500 dollars Which I cannot afford on my own due to me only making ten dollars an hour and having other bills such as rent, car insurance, and now a massive car repair bill in the near future, my health insurance will not cover any of the surgery other than the post surgery medication for the pain. So if anybody could help this 22 year old regain his smile I would forever be grateful for the kind gift you have given me and hopefully I will have my smile back and my confidence back as well. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

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Help me fix my teeth

3FF23AD8-4F19-4258-A765-446551C5CADC.jpegHey there how are you? I’m not doing so good honestly.. I am a 21 year old with school debt and bills I am struggling with. I have a part time job but my books take up most of it as well as my school costs. I recently met one of my roommates uncles and he’s a dentist. He saw my smile and immediately told me I should get it fixed. I have been bullied because of it as well and it’s always been on my wish/bucket/to do list but because of the costs I deep down know I can’t do it alone. What I have is 4 wisdom teeth that are already growing. My mouth hurts here and there but I do nothing because I have no help to do so. I need teeth implants because I am missing tissue on my right front tooth which causes that tooth to go more and more up.  I need surgery to fix my smile, teeth, but I need your help to do so. The surgery would be around 4,000 plus wisdom tooth removal is around 800. We’ve calculated that my total would be around the 6,000. I don’t ever ask for money because I feel the guilt but my life is to the point that I hate smiling. I hate meeting new people or talking because I see the eyes go straight to my teeth. I’ve been told my teeth ruin my face and it hurts. Anything will help I want to be a new me with confidence in 2018. Help me achieve it.

 

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Domestic Violence Survivor

Hi! Thanks for taking the time to read this… I have never asked for money from anyone, but I don’t know what else to do. I was in an extremely abusive relationship for many years with the father of my oldest child. I am no longer in that relationship, but still deal with the physical effects it had on me every day. I have been a single mom most of my children’s lives. While in this relationship I was hit and punched in the face repeatedly over the years. I held a full-time job and was the primary provider for my children. I was provided medical insurance through my job, but never had dental insurance. I went to a dentist a couple of years ago who told me that all of my teeth are horribly fractured. I had been hit so hard that it fractured my teeth like glass. In the last year, my teeth have started breaking. I have lost all my upper back teeth on one side and most of the lower ones on the other side. I got an infection in my jaw last year and ended up in the hospital for 19 days in intensive care because I contracted MRSA. (Flesh eating bacteria). They weren’t sure if I was going to live through it. Luckily, I recovered but am now a MRSA carrier, which means antibiotics no longer work on me and the slightest infection can kill me… I have constantly battled tooth pain and infection from my broken teeth. I was told that to have them removed and replaced with implants will cost me almost 10,000$!!! I will never have that kind of money to spend on teeth. I am embarrassed and ashamed of my appearance, I don’t smile anymore. I am only 44 yrs old and I don’t want to live this way. I have a beautiful grandbaby who I can’t take pictures with because I am ashamed. I thought that once I got away from my abuser I would be free to live a normal life, but that’s not the case. Every time I look in the mirror I am right back in that relationship. I just want to feel normal… please help me move out of that abusive hell and start a happy new life!!

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my mother’s smile

My name is Rebecca I work very hard and so does my mum but we have no spare money. I would really like for my mum to have her teeth done as they have been bad for a while and she won’t go anywhere she has to smile. It costs a lot of money  £1,600 (nhs) and I worry she will never get it done, she deserves to be happy. Any help would be much appreciated.

Many thanks

Rebecca 

https://www.paypal.me/Rebeccamarie3

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Help an uninsured college student cover her dental costs

Hello!

My name is Sierra, and I am a low-income college student struggling to get my health under control. I am struggling with mental illness (thankfully, we have free counseling at my school and I was able to get help paying for my medication) and IBS, and I have now recently developed an unbearable ache in my jaw and teeth. My gum is visibly swollen and my bottom tooth is sensitive to touch and temperature extremes. I had a root canal in this tooth about two years ago while I was still covered, and I believe that it or another tooth nearby has failed. It is difficult to tell, as the pain is widespread.

I live in South Carolina and am not eligible for Medicaid because I do not have a disability or a child. I cannot afford the plans offered under Medicaid for my state, especially because South Carolina did not expand on Mediciad coverage.

My toothache is keeping me from focusing on my work. I have been taking over the counter pain pills to help me concentrate and sleep, but these pills are bad for you stomach in the long run and should not be taken on a daily basis. In trying to curb one problem, I am creating another in my body. As you can imagine, the added stress of this ache is also worsening the impact of my mental health problems.

I do not earn enough (I am a work study student) to make payments for most of the plans offered, and my credit is not good enough to qualify me for programs like CareCredit. I have searched for free options, but all the free clinics in my area are not accepting new dental patients until next June.

I am a promising student with a high GPA with upcoming opportunities to travel abroad and complete an independent research project under the McNair program. These intersecting health problems have made it difficult for me to keep up with the obligations of college life. I have tried every option available to me and will not be able to do this on my own. Please consider helping me.

My PayPal link is paypal.me/sierrad7.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at davis.sierra7777@gmail.com if you need more information.

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Dental help is need

Hi, My name is Jacqueline. I’m recovering from eating disorder after battling for over 20 years….Due to the depression and Abusive relationship, I let myself go. I believe my teeth started to fall out cause of the beatings in the face i received and from eating disorder.

When i try to brush, I start to feel lost of pain which leads to headache. My front teeth are dark, yellow, cracked and full of holes. I can’t smile or talk clear cause of embarrassment. I can’t eat normal food other than mashed potatoes, due it’s difficult to chew or bite. Drinking anything very cold or hot is impossible. So basically I’m gonna need Implants or permanent Denture for all the 30 teeth.

I can’t work cause most of the jobs i could do requires to put a smile on. So it’s been very hard for me to get hired. I have a kid to take care of, but without work, I don’t know what I’m gonna do. I’m desperately in need to get my smile back, so i can start to work again.

It’s extremely expensive for dental here, so due to financial problems I have, i can’t afford to fund myself. If, I could get around $10000 would help to fix my teeth. Any help is appreciated. Thank you very much for taking time to read my story. God Bless you all!   Link to

https://www.paypal.me/JacquelineBlackstone