If you can't find a cheap or available option try contacting a local college of dentistry. Honestly, they're always advertising free or low cost dental care here.

[–] Baguette@lemmy.ml 44 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Yes and please make sure you get it checked out! It may seem like a non-issue (just minor pain, etc) but if it ever gets worse the damage is likely going to become permanent and your quality of life with no teeth/extreme toothache is a lot lower than you might think.

Source: my dad and uncle neglected their teeth and its becoming a bad issue now

[–] Afghaniscran@feddit.uk 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not even that, your teeth are linked in with your vascular and nervous systems. It may seem like a none issue now but it could lead to neurological issues or sepsis.

[–] don@lemm.ee 18 points 11 months ago

I think you may be right; I watched in real time as someone I know let their teeth rot out, and there’s been a distinct change in them mentally. I only wish I was joking.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Not to mention the other problems it can cause.

Ten years ago when I was even more broke than now and didn't have any affordable options, I would put off going to the dentist if at all possible.

This lead to two tooth abscesses that spawned a third one in my throat. I was in the hospital for two weeks, one of which I spent in the ICU on a respirator since the growing abscess was pushing on my trachea.

If not for the near-universal single payer healthcare here in Denmark, I would probably either gone to the hospital too late and died or been in crushing debt for that hospital visit for the rest of my life even if I lived to be 100 years old.

Then again, if not for someone's idiotic idea of not including dentistry when they set up the single payer system way back in the 60s or 70s, I would have been able to afford taking much better care of my teeth and never would have been in that situation to begin with.

[–] RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 12 points 11 months ago

Thanks, you’re totally right as my grandpa neglected his and had false teeth. One of the reasons I’m such an ardent brusher, I’m hoping this case is something simple.

[–] don@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

Yeah do what this person’s saying, I watched someone I know disregard their own teeth and saw their teeth actually rot out of their head. It is no fucking good.

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Where they get all that teeth money from? Sounds like American dentist talk

[–] RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, I’ll look around. Better than waiting.

[–] 7u5k3n@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

For cleaninga - Dental hygienist schools always I mean ALWAYS need patients. They have to find them to graduate..

For cavities/ pain - Some local community health departments have low cost / sliding scale dental health care. Call your local health department

Source - wife is a dental hygienist and worked in public health

[–] DrBoom@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Dental schools are a good option for general care too. Cheap and surprisingly high quality work, but very slow.

[–] fatboy93@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

This. They just need you for a follow-up visits, since they get graded on how mow complete the procedure was done.

Unfortunately, dental works are of those kinds where everything takes multiple sittings.