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The area where I live has many seasonal jobs which don't even offer health insurance let alone dental insuance. Folks in these jobs making $10 an hour or so just can't afford implants or dentures. Funny thing when I started reading thtis thread I realized I don't see any customer service people with missing front teeth.
I am job hunting to get a raise out of my current job, but in a panic because I am about to be without a tooth. I was born without a permanent tooth above one of my baby teeth. I'm now 25 and the baby tooth is still hanging in there - but there is no root and it is starting to make my gums hurt. My dentist wants to remove it - but even with insurance, an implant costs over $1000 that I simply do not have. Not to mention that you still have a hole in your mouth for months of healing while the various parts of the procedure happen. A bridge is an option, but not all that much cheaper and it destroys two perfectly healthy teeth in the process.
I take excellent care of my teeth - my missing tooth is genetic, yet insurance still only covers a small percentage of the procedure. There are no affordable options when you are already living paycheck to paycheck.
Never thought of this 'problem' - lost ALL my teeth about a year or so after my son was born (back in the seventies) and have had dentures for over 40 years now ... (they were a lot cheaper then) ... but lately my lowers don't really fit too well (jaw shrinking due to age) and I have the sores etc. but would never think of not wearing them .... don't think anyone is even aware that my 'teeth' aren't the real thing ... my problem in not being hired has more to do with my age now ...
I'm missing a tooth on the side near the back. You can only see the empty space when I smile broadly or laugh. Wow, it is expensive to fix! I just checked it out, $2,100 for the dental surgery for the implant and $1,600 for the top of the implant & cap.
$3,700 to replace one missing tooth! Man, it takes a long time for a retiree to save up that kind of money. But, it would be even harder to save up if I was making $10 an hour.
I have no missing teeth that I know of but I don't think my teeth are very attractive. They're kinda crooked and very worn. I used to grind them all the time when I was younger so they probably do not look clean (they look ugly to me)
I hope no one expects me to fix them because govt issued insurance doesn't cover these problems.
I am about to be 23 in 3 days and have lost one of my main front teeth I lost insurance right before I turned 18 and right before that I starting going to a new dentist and had 11 cavities the next appt he filled 2 and told me ur all done come back next year so a couple weeks later I loose my insurance over the first couple yrs I kept moving around to see my father I hadnt seen in over 10 yrs and my teeth got worse but wasnt aproved for insurance in that state then he got married so I moved back home but before I could get insurance I met a guy who im now engaged to we moved out of state shortly after that when my mom got evicted and I couldnt get insurance once agian and spent a yr and a half there whike there one day my mouth started to swell and my teeth hurt so bad I wrnt to the er where they gave me a lecture for not seeing someone I had a very bad infection and awful tasting liquid was pouring from part of my gums they gave me antibiotics and said the infection will reach ur brain in a yr and youll die if u dont get it fixed wr got kicked out of our apt on christmas morning and moved in with my mom a couple months after living here I got phemonia and was hospitalized where they signed me up for healtg insurance but I havent gotta word on being approved yet after the hospital it was a couple months later when I clenched my teeth in middle of the night and my front tooth was fractured and I couldnt eat anymore I went to the dentist and he told me I wanna make for ur insurance to come threw before we do anything so sebt me with penicilin and a pain pill that didndt work a week later ny tooth broke and fell out while I was on the bus comibg back fron applying for jobs anf now I cant even look in the mirror and its hard to eat and im still waiting on my insurance after re applying and now I know I know noone will hire me because why would someone hire someone with missing teeth? But this page gave me hope thank you
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) ... but lately my lowers don't really fit too well (jaw shrinking due to age) and I have the sores etc. but would never think of not wearing them .... don't think anyone is even aware that my 'teeth' aren't the real thing ... my problem in not being hired has more to do with my age now ...
