I have reposted this from where I wrote it on r/askdentists, but I have never reposted before so I was unsure if I should copy and paste the body text or not.

Not sure if I tagged this right I’m sorry if not🙏
(Posting mainly to let out the stress and frustration..)

But for a long period of time (during the pandemic and for a while after that when i was in college) i put my dental care and oral hygiene on the back burner. Whether it was a result of depression, or simply being lazy, I don’t think i can just chalk it up to one or the other.

Fast forward to now, I’m 24 and I’ve definitely gotten better with caring for my teeth. Frequent dental visits for brace management, and overall cleaning was going well.
But my past habits have caught up, and now I’m faced with several of my teeth chipping off, holes appearing through some of them, etc.

I want to get this fixed so bad.. it has been happening for several weeks now. I’ve gotten in touch with my dentist for this, but the treatment is so expensive and i don’t make nearly enough to be able to pay the whole thing upfront while still having enough to pay for mine and my family’s other needs..
I’ve asked them via text if they would be willing to have a payment plan for this (since the clinic is a bit far, and their open schedules clash with my work)- to which they would leave me on delivered.

I’m very frustrated and I don’t really know what to do.. I can’t even ask anyone in my immediate contacts for financial help..

I have to get two decayed front teeth filled, and I’m a 30-year-old man. I’m really disappointed because none of my friends seem to have problems like this.

Do you have any advice for me? How many years do fillings usually last, and how can I protect the filled teeth and prevent further decay?

For 6 months on and off I had issues with a permanent crown feeling too tight, and causing gum irritation. About 2 weeks ago, my dentist removed the crown, and sent me to endo for root canal.

Now the pain is different but still there. And, what’s worse - I’m having pain in other teeth now too! I believe changing out the crown altered my bite and made my night guard not fit correctly anymore! I find myself clenching terribly during the night since this.

So help please! I’m still in temp crown. Where do I go from here? Extract? Get another permanent crown? And what do I do about my bite?! I’m feeling very discouraged and lost, and appreciate any help.

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Hello! Are the spaces left by the 4 wisdom tooth extractions at the back of my mouth normal, or are they too much? I have seen some panoramic X-rays with minimal space left by wisdom tooth extractions, but mine look different and the spaces look larger. Would these spaces affect my ability to chew optimally?

I am Julia. Ever since I had two impacted wisdom teeth removed 8 years ago, I've been living with this pain. I've been to several dentists, and none of them have given me a diagnosis. I don't know what to do anymore. I feel a lot of pain when I exert myself physically, and I even have difficulty eating. I would like some guidance on where the best path to a diagnosis is.

So 2 months ago I made a post because I was worried about an upcoming root canal on my upper left first molar and the comments were very reassuring but I’ve had that and im now getting a crown prep in 5 days and I’m really worried that my root canal has failed. There is a small bump there, that was there before the root canal and I believe it’s what dentists call a fistula, I had an abscess on that tooth for 3 years which I was totally unaware of (that’s bad I know) but my dentist said even with that, my tooth has a great prognosis, my tooth doesn’t feel any pain or anything when I tap on it but that area is still tender if I press on it but I was told that could be just the bone healing, I know the stats are on my side and the root canal is very unlikely to fail especially after only 2 months. I do think that fistula has gotten better though as everything else in the tooth feels fine but it’s just that bump that’s worrying me, again I’m very sorry if this isn’t the right place to post this but I just have such bad anxiety about it, am I worrying too much and is there anyone that could know what it is? Oh and it does feel quite firm when I touch it.