Why does everyone hate that word?
Everyone except me, lol.
Hi, my name is Jase, 56, female.
I’m not asking money for anything you haven’t heard before.
When I was 7ish, a neighborhood boy threw a 1 lb rock at my face/mouth because I wouldn’t let him have my swing.
He broke my 2 top teeth clean in half.
Ever since, I have endured years of repairs that have caused even more damage,
and has cost me thousands and thousands of out of pocket expenses.
I lived with my G’s after my Dad was killed by a drunk driver in 1974, and they didn’t have the finances to go to a good dentist, so us kids had to go to the trailer behind the school for dental/medical care.
We were guinea pigs for the so called medical experts, and my back teeth were further ruined by shoddy work and bad fillings.
Between the years of 1996 and 2005, each and every molar on my bottom jaw had to be pulled, leaving me only my front teeth to chew with.
Soooo, over the years, the front teeth dental work from when I was 7 had broke and chipped so many times, that my dentist suggested crowns.
It was the biggest regret of my life to let him grind most of my remaining top teeth down and affix (HA!) the crowns.
(For some reason, the dentist decided on a left side and right side crown, and not a full one.)
The left side has fallen off 3 times now.
He said if it happens again, there is no more original teeth to fasten the crown to, and there’s nothing they can do.
My crowns are uneven, and there’s a very visible gap.
So for the past almost 2 years, I’ve been chewing only on my right side front teeth.
Well, 6 months ago, a right side molar cracked and broke off,
and now food gets stuck in that crack/gap, and the pain is EXCURTIATING.
I have to pick my tooth out with every.single.bite.
I have gone into a deep depression because of my situation.
I don’t date, I try not to smile or laugh unless I cover my mouth.
I never ask for anything…I’ve been independent most my life, even when I got married, (not a love story, but I had 2 beautiful boys.)
But I’m asking for this.
Anyways, I just want some new teeth, I want to laugh, smile, have confidence, EAT, CHEW, ENJOY food again.
Something I haven’t done in decades.
I NEED to feel better about myself.
I honestly cannot remember the last time I bit directly into anything with my front teeth, and not have to tear things into pieces and chew with 3 teeth on the right side.
I would love some implants, but it’s been so long that my jaw may not be able to handle the surgery.
Thanks for reading and allowing me to express.
From the bottom of my heat, thank you for anything you may find in your heart to give.
Jase.