I'm from New Jersey and I have 4 impacted wisdom teeth that need to be pulled out ASAP. I'm having terrible pain from the one tooth.I can barely eat or talk. I need an oral surgeon.I don't know where to call or go. My whole lower jaw is hurting also. I don't know what to do I need it pulled out now. I have no insurance and barely any money.Please help!?
2006-07-15 06:28:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
Contact a teaching hospital and ask if they have dental students - they will remove your teeth while a professor/oral surgeon supervises if anything goes wrong.
2006-07-15 06:33:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
without knowing your specific condition, I am hesitant to tell you what to do. however, 90% or so of situations like what you have described is due to an infection that develops around the unerupted wisdom tooth and its dental sac. more often than not the sac is torn away as the tooth breaks through the bone tissue. The tooth, however, remains under the soft tissue. There is, none the less, a communication with the oral cavity and the tooth sac. Bacteria, food debris, etc. pack around the unerupted tooth. You cannot brush this area, so an infection eventually sets up. Typically, this is not the first episode you have had with this, but is the worse one yet. If you have a water pik or can get your hands on one, you may be able to forgo having them extracted until your financial situation improves. Set the water pik on a good strong setting and place the pik tip at the back of the last visible tooth in your mouth. Usually we are talking about lower molars here, so place it at the back of the second lower molar. Flush vigorously and you will remove a lot of the food debris and bacteria. If you can get some antibiotics, usually a penicillin, that would be helpful, but flushing the gunk out will help a great deal. The pain won't go away right away, but slowly the situation will improve.
2006-07-15 07:45:15 · answer #2 · answered by red in the head 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where you go. If you happen to have a university with a dental school anywhere near you I would try calling them to see if they take patients. It normally costs a lot less. I live near the University of Florida and my brother has gone to their dental school to get stuff done. If you don't have one near you then I would just start calling around to different dentists and ask them for an idea of what the cost will be. They will tell you they can't give you an exact cost because it will depend on what they find when they do an xray (ex: if they are impacted, near sinus cavity, etc.) but hopefully you can get at least an idea. I know not having insurance really sucks! My last wisdom tooth is coming in now and hopefully they can all stay in for now, at least until I get some insurance! Good luck!
2016-03-27 06:29:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your local health department for a list of free clinics and ask if there are any dentists who work on a sliding scale. Most areas have facilities who can accommodate people with no insurance. Also oral-gel has a gum medication for sensitive gums try this until you get them out. Ask the pharmacist what you can use as well, the pharmacist are vary knowledgeable and can help.
2006-07-15 06:35:37 · answer #4 · answered by Lil Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am going through the same things. but here.. I can't get help because i'm over 21 years old, I am not preg, and I don't have a kid. I also do not have insurance and I need all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed. the bottom one has been killin me the past 3 days. All dentisit around here do not do payment plans. So hopefully you get better luck then I have been getting.lol
2006-07-15 07:27:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, I am very sorry to say this but it's going to be a VERY big bill so I'd brace myself for it. It may be a while after you get them out that you get the bill so I'd work extra if you can.
I have some huge med bills too, and the payment plan with no interest is a lifesaver! If the office only offers a 3 month no interest and you need longer, think about opening up one of those no interest for 1 year credit cards just for this.
2006-07-15 06:37:30 · answer #6 · answered by sofun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look in your yellow pages under "Oral surgeons" ~ some require referrals from dentists, but some don't. You can inquire about payment options. Mine (in Canada) cost somewhere b/w $500-700. Very expensive, but perhaps you can try a local dental school. They sometimes perfom procedures for free I believe if you're up to it. Good luck!
2006-07-15 09:16:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your dentist to give you a payment plan, or put it on a credit card.
Another alternative is to contact your state's Dental School and ask if you can be a patient. Dental students do a real good job and are closely supervised by the dental school faculty.
2006-07-15 06:30:37 · answer #8 · answered by Diane D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have done the teaching hospital thing, they are great. Something potentally could have gone wrong with my extraction and the supervising surgeon immeditaly stepped in and showed the students what to do. They do charge significantly less and the students are very careful and gentle. Good luck.
2006-07-15 06:46:03 · answer #9 · answered by moonlight_baby27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move to the Domican Republic. My Frient, who is a dentist, just got back doing work for them....all at no cost!!
You may get killed though...lots of political struggles at the moment. You may want to risk it though...those teeth will hurt after a while.
2006-07-15 06:34:23 · answer #10 · answered by Daniel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋