To anyone that can help, I am a 53 year old single woman living on a small disability check, $ 674.00 a month to be exact. I live alone , pay rent, utilities,water,phone, gas for my car,toiletries,kitchen supplies, well I could go on and on but you get my point. I pay all of this on that small amount of money every month. My medical insurance is medicaid. Medicaid does not pay for Dental, I get a 30% discount but with the little bit of money I have to live on how do they expect me to afford dental. I have bone degeneration and arthritis in all my joint, My teeth that I have left are very discolored due to many hospital stays and daily intravenous antibiotics. I am missing several teeth mainly on top , only to chew with, cavities showing under the gums on front teeth and throbbing gums, teeth shifting, spaces widening between my teeth, and rotting out. I only have 8 teeth and that just on top, bottom teeth are just rotting out. I have been to the dentist and they won't even clean my teeth, one says I need a deep cleaning but if they do that I will lose my 4 front bottom teeth, but who has the money to pay for that anyway, certainly not me. I have contacted anybody and everybody for help. I've called all the clinics and so on, But even at a low cost clinic it will still cost me at least $ 60.00 per visit. Now refer back to the beginning and see what I have to live on and what I pay monthly. Can anyone tell me where this money is suppose to come from. This is my Dilemma, Because dental is an on going thing over the years, I have decided I just want all my teeth pulled and get dentures, because I will never be able to afford dental. I just want to be done with it. I'm embarrassed and humiliated by my teeth. I won't smile in pictures, I can't have a love life or even date due to my teeth being so unattractive, and I'm an attractive woman. I look at old pictures and see my then great smile and wonder what the heck happened to me. To start off with I married a very abusive man who couldn't keep his hands off of me , PTSD is part of my disability along with depression and afore mentioned bone disease. I have no one to help me and am estranged from my family. I need help so badly , I feel this is my last hope, I have honestly tried everything else, but if you don't have money, you don't have money. I don't have money !!! Can someone please find it in your heart to help me get my smile back ! Thank You for reading and God Bless
