Replied by Cathy (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) on 08/30/2012
Hi, I feel your pain, I recently had to have a lot of dental work, as I was clenching my teeth in my sleep and had lost a crown, then fractured a tooth. I also had dental phobia, but had no choice really.. It turns out I have Sjorgren's Syndrome, and one of the symptoms is excessively dry mouth, which causes cavities, bad breath, sometimes mouth sores (haven't had those yet, thankfully). I did have dental insurance, but it doesn't cover a lot of the expense. Luckily I did find a good caring dentist, who was willing to work with me and let me pay off over time. I hope you can find someone like that, because regardless of the cause, your teeth will continue to deteriorate, if you don't get them attended to. Your mouth health is very important, so please ask around, look online, whatever you can do, to find someone who can help you. I had to have two teeth removed and a new bridge replacement, but as I said, a good dentist will want to help and will hopefully let you pay a bit at a time. Hope this helps, will keep good thoughts for you!
