#When do i need a root canal treatment

[rootcanaltreatmentcostindelhi]

[endivinity]

Hey yall!

it's been one of those weeks. a very, very expensive week. my savings will be completely wiped, but I can't open commissions, so it's not looking too hot for me right now. I'm not in any danger of eviction or other major consequences, but I can't front the costs by myself.

If you'd like to help out by chipping in a little bit, I've got the tl;dr over here! https://ko-fi.com/endivinity There's a pack of every public deathclaw artwork available through that as well, if you'd like a bonus incentive.

Long version and plan of attack under the cut!

I've been medically unemployed for a couple of years now. I've also been recently diagnosed with ADHD - inattentive. I was given an initial trial course of meds for them, which so far aren't working in any helpful ways. NZ has free prescriptions... but it does not have free mental health diagnoses, and especially not for adults. The initial diagnosis appointments cost me $1100, and there are at-cost followup appointments and other medical related costs that are chipping away at it. My medication will need reviewing and possibly switching, which requires more at-cost appointments. This was fine for me to pay! But. Miraculously, I barely self-medicated prior to diagnosis but when I did.... it was with sugary foods. I'm sure you can see where this ends up :'D

The other day I got hit with a dental bill that was not only staggering, but the treatment itself was a gutpunch. I'm not quite at root canal level but two of my teeth are tending towards it, even as the dentist commended my brushing and flossing. The quote is between $3200-4000 (give or take a couple non-priority preventative treatments). I can get government funding assistance up to $1000, and anything beyond that is a loan.

And unrelated I NEED new glasses, because the vision in my left eye from uveitis has deteriorated significantly. this costs less at i think $200-300, but the government does NOT assist with this for... some reason??

The plan of attack:

I'd - hoped, that the meds would let me focus more on owed work. I'd hoped I'd be able to clear the board. That's not the case right now. I'll keep trying, but for now I have to focus on the present.

So, the Ko-fi page is open! There's PWYW files of every deathclaw art I have, so if you'd like to help me out and get convenient lizards instead of browsing my posts, that's the option for you. I will also be making deathclaw designs to auction. I'd like to do customs in future because there's a hungry hungry market out there, waiting for me to do so, but that'd be a commission and I wouldn't complete it. So, premades it will be. My Inprnt store is currently barren; I will see about getting it filled. That'll be linked later. I can't mail out my print stock I use for cons, because I don't have a car or easy access to shipping packaging for larger prints. (And shipping would be immense because, NZ)

So far those are my only attainable options. If you have other suggestions though, please let me know! <3

[ufoend]

∆ please help us

we can not afford any of our basic needs

i usually try to keep this as light as possible, but i have put this off for long enough that i have to post this. me and my partner desperately need help. we are just two gay people trying to make it alone here with absolutely no support system. *remaking because the first post died

who we are: im j (or jet), im 24 year old trans guy whose had this account since 2014. i married my partner in 2018, we even met on tumblr when we were younger, we've been together for years. my partner is disabled (diagnosed with autism and seizure disorder and others)

what we need: basic needs, help with vet care, dental emergency assistance and general support. our cat had an emergency surgery two years ago that means he needs to be on a prescription diet (hills urinary food) for his entire life. the vet suddenly said we need to bring him in again to get his prescription renewed and we cant order any more food for him until then, which he will not survive without, and he is not allowed to eat any alternative food without risking his life. we have less than half of a 8 lb bag of it which will not last him through the next month. with the vet, food, and ubers to get to the vet and to the only place they sell the food = 200

to try to summarize our situation, we were kicked out by family and made officially homeless for the first time last year. this is right after we moved across states (wa to az) to support my partners family upon their request, only to be subjected to abuse and kicked out directly due to homophobia in an unfamiliar state after a few months. this left both of us and all of our animals entirely homeless. we luckily have an apartment now but our situation isnt stable. we lost all of our belongings at this time, everything we had built, and have not been able to replace them as we have very fixed income. my partner is especially affected by this situation, as it was traumatizing, and they have just had to power through trauma after trauma because of poverty, more than i can say.

i also have severe and painful dental problems that are not covered by medicaid in az and i have no way to afford. this includes wisdom teeth, root canals, and many cavities that will turn into that crazy expensive treatment if i don't fix it. some may remember my post about this (+this) showing the work i need. i cant keep ignoring it, because they are worried about two of the cavities becoming root canals, and i want to prevent another infection, but thats at least 250 each i also lost a cap and need to replace it to save the tooth, but that's at least 600.

we are still not going to be able to afford rent in future months because our EBT was delayed last month and i had to spend money we don't have, and without student loan forgiveness, my partner will not have loans anymore so we are in serious jeopardy even affording rent, let alone bills. our pets (2 cats 1 small dog) also desperately need vaccinations, which is dangerous to keep going this overdue without with their health problems. our dog has also been limping for the past week and he needs to be seen when that is ever possible, at least 65 plus ubers.

any donations would go first to the vet appointment and cat food, then the other needs in order of priority. will keep updating this, i know its a lot and i really don't expect anything as i know it's well over 1000 for it all, i am begging for help with any of this.

we are both students, we are trying to work towards stability, while being stuck here. i do everything i can to bring in money to support us on my own. we make 200 less than rent is monthly. i am in school to become a caseworker so i am aware of a lot of resources in my area, and have applied for everything, but we can not do this alone which is why i have to ask for help. i am so sorry for having to do this but i appreciate any support that i do have because of this website. you guys literally save my life. helping out other poor people and getting helped out on here has been the most compassion ive ever been a part of. dollars, even pennies, worth of donations has kept my cat safe, has affected me in real ways. it actually matters to us, no matter the amount.

thank you anyone who reblogs, donates anything at all, or reaches out

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[gwydionmisha]

Personal: For Profit Healthcare and Me

So remember how Peacehealth drove all the independent offices in four specialties out of business, thus forcing everyone to use their clinic, then closed those clinics to force everyone to go to their central clinic two counties to the south? And remember how both the Doctors who were running that clinic made a deal to operate out of a clinic a regional medical conglomerate was opening near the hospital? so instead of me spending all day on a sixty mile each way trek for my treatment I was using the last three months of skeleton crew treatment at old clinic which ended the last Thursday in September? Remember how they said we could all follow our doctors there?

Yeah, about that.

I've been dutifully calling ever two weeks to see if they were letting people schedule appointments yet. They sent out a letter saying they were open. I stayed up Tuesday to get in sorted. it was a whole drama because the automated maze to get to the scheduler was as much of a hassle as Peacehealth's and prone to dropping calls, forcing one to start from scratch each time. so that was frustrating and tine consuming.

Apparently they have no access to our health records, so it was a start from scratch situation. Me, mentally: Shit! This is going to be HOURS. Only it wasn't for all the wrong reasons. They take Medicare, but not Medicare Advantage. So if I want it covered I have to lose most of my benefits including having Medicaid pay my big Medicare copay. O.o. Or I can pay for expensive treatments myself as uninsured.

I was upset, but I remembered superstar medical social worker lady personally calling around town to talk dentists into taking medicare dental coverage for me thus opening up my small city so that medicare patients can now get root canals and crowns instead of learning to live without chewing.

So I still thought it was salvageable. Problem is she's gone and the woman replacing her is a busy supervisor who likes to call me two hours into my sleep cycle without warning and then gets angry at me for not being charming. Previous lady asked when was best to call and would schedule calls in advance for a time when I was able to be awake and functional. it is a lot easier for me to be charming when I wasn't just ripped out of REM sleep and am now being interrogated about something.

New lady is a supervisor and super busy with supervisor things and is made of no and is snippy. I can not make her understand that not only is a 120 mile round trip over mountain passes dealing with the traffic mess along the highway in the major metropolitan area where I once got caught in a four hour traffic jam and couldn't get off to pee, is an entire exhausting day for me and that plus a treatment would not only mean i could do anything useful that day, but the next day to. She can't grasp how much pain is involved in long car trips or how much treatments take out of me. She keeps hard selling me on this and then calling me resistant and recalcitrant like I'm the one being unreasonable for considering this basically insurmountable at my level of disability.

She did not fight the in town clinic for me. She did not try to argue them around.

Her, repeating a suggestion she has made over and over since the closing announcement: You should just get your GP to do it.

Me, explaining for at least the third time because we have this conversation every time we talk: I asked my GP last spring like you asked. They can't do it. It can't be administered by a GP. They'd need to hire a specialist and build new facilities for compounding and for special storage of medication.

Her: Well just ask you GP to give you a different treatment.

Me: There are no other treatments. I have medications to manage symptoms. These treatments are the cure. There is only one cure.

Her: You are being recalcitrant!

Me: There is literally only one cure. No new ones have been invented since last February. The cure is working. I'm getting better. i will get worse again with only symptom management.

But she kept arguing with me because I was being stubborn about facts being facts. My GP can't pull an entire brand new treatment regimen out of her ass. She would not let it go or let me go and I was exhausted because it was hours past when I would normally be asleep at this point and also what was the point of her hard selling me on demanding the imaginary alternative treatment or the 120 mile trip. I ended up giving and and saying something like, "I have to go now," which I know is rude, but we spent this entire conversation with her neither listing not understanding and basically acting like I was the asshole here.

So I'm fucked and I'm frustrated and angry. I was literally at the point where I was going to get better really quickly if I kept doing treatments, but if we stop now I'll be back to square one with it all to do again if another clinic opens.

And it's all like this because Obama and Biden didn't have the balls to stick to their universal free healthy care guns and decided to adopt the capitalist give away Republican health plan in pursuit of bipartisan buy in they did not get, which anyone paying attention told them they could not get, which Mitch McConnell vowed they'd never get as part of the project to make Obama a one term president at all costs. They burned all their political capital on a bullshit give away to insurance companies when they could have taken the same or less of a hit just giving up a developed country level health care system. No fucked up website needed for sign ups. No red tape or copays or catch 22 shit like I'm dealing with now.

[sunlightandsuffering]

lys, hi. this video randomly popped up on my fb -- yes, it's the most accessible socmed platform where im from - feed (a friend shared it), and i just got so sad again.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/neA4nN4tMTANdAwo/?mibextid=uSdriS

obviously, this is fiction, right? and i usually am so good at releasing it all out once im done internalizing it in my head. it's very stressful lol but i think it makes media content enjoyable, at least for this sort of media. the song isn't really something i've given a second listen - or even a full listen - but oh it works so well for this scene.

but i just get so sad, so incredibly sad whenever i think about canon eremika. as a sucker for well-meaning (lol) angst, their story was so beautifully written, but damn. i think i said this in an ask years ago...that i read your work as some sort of escapism, like 'oh it ends well for both of them' kind of thing. i dont ever do that with other anime/manga/fandom-centric entertainment etc; thinking about them just hurts a bit too much for an irl feeling. i need to think of them happy and flirty and cranky and just alive in that silly little place in my head reserved for media consumption. little nico doesnt hurt too

tbh, we cant really ask for canonical representations right? most writers dont write them that way anyway, but i feel like i could see canon eremika in your works, if they were ever given the chance to live out different lives in different worlds, haha. ig that's what happens when the emotional range has been fleshed out in canon material (tho at what cost??).

until know, i still cant laugh at those memes of mikasa developing an attachment to birds and whatnot because it's just really sad. lol like the dark humor doesn't work for me here.

anyway, that's all! i hope you're doing ok. maybe im just feeling blue because i just had a session of root canal treatment and the cost + post-session pain make me want to sob too. considering a dental implant after all this because if im going to go thru this, might as well do it for something that's guaranteed to last lifetime (with good bones & proper care ofc)

sending you my love, in the most non-weird way, if that's possible haha

AWW ANON SENDING U MY LOVE RIGHT BACK !!! I have never had a root canal but I think both my parents have and they fucking suck from the sounds of it, so wishing you a speedy recovery!!

oh god the fucking song tho 😂😭 i don't think ur alone, that song kind of hits different, I feel like I saw it on insta reels or something recently and I was definitely crying. I ALSO JUST CRY A LOT THO !! I was crying bc I watched the fast and the furious the other day , like who am I?? Media has the ability to bring it out in you!! Especialyl AOT!! ACTUALLY U KNOW WHAT THO IT WAS ANGEL BEATS THAT WAS MAKING ME SOB THE OTHER DAY, I ABSOLUTELTY SOBBED!!

I think I have emotionally removed myself enough from canon eremika that it doesn't phase me anymore, like I have not and likely will not rewatch AOT ever or any time soon at the very least because I just have no desire to put myself thru it bc I am simply too attached!

As far as me writing canon eremika goes, as I always say, never say never! So far, captain Eren is the closest I'm getting LOL! Altho I think i do have a few canon EM drabbles somewhere in the depths of my blog! I would like to write canon EM, but i don't know how i'd do it tbh. Like how I could spin a happy ending for them other than cabin EM which I did attempt but didn't finish as usual!! you never know what type of garbage I'll cook up tho 😂

[fledglingmaster]

I'm not at 100% but I am on the mend. I drone on under the cut. I mean I really do. If you read thank you, if not it helps just to get everything out. My dental care the past year has been seriously traumatic.

I had an inflamed tooth that was extracted yesterday. After needing to be extracted for a week. I have medication for pain and infection. Though opioids never seem to help much. Last night I was able to get some sleep and I can chew again. My body has a lot to repair still.

This experience was a blessing in disguise, as odd as it may sound. For those who don't know, I am disabled. Sadly not in the legal sense. I can't get government support, yet I can't work a steady job because of my conditions. To put it plainly, I'm broke and must take what is given. I was without health insurance for a few years before I got medicaid. Medicaid does provide dental care, that is if you can find someone that takes it and is accepting new clients. It took over a year to find someone that was willing to take me on.

My current dentist has been a nightmare. The receptionist is obviously someone who has never struggled with money or her health. The queen bee type even though she must be in her 40s, low-key Karen. She treats everyone as if they are stupid and is extremely judgemental. Though not a major problem, dealing with her reminds me of all the girls that bullied me in my school years. That's still a sore spot for me.

The dental assistant can't take a proper x-ray. I'm not exaggerating when I say every x-ray needs at least 4 attempts. One time it took 7 tries. There is a major communication issue. I spent 15 minutes on the phone with her explaining that my filling fell out and that I can see the hole in my tooth. I don't know what she wrote down but no one knew I was coming in to have a filling redone. She is the go between for the front desk and the doctor and no one knows what's really going on. Every time I have work done she about waterboards me. She also is out of synch with the doctor. The doctor has to prompt her and even then sometimes she doesn't do what she needs to. They usually fight with each other. She is a nice person, but I feel she isn't qualified to do what she's doing.

The doctor is...something. When she isn't doing work on me she is okay and listens to me. When she's doing work she's no non-sense, which I respect, but it doesn't help my anxiety. She tells me to not fight her and to keep my head still. (I'm sorry, I can't breathe and I'm trying to not die but okay. Besides I barely moved, but now you can't see what you're doing because this place is lit worse than Dracula's castle.) She has me bend my neck back in an unnatural position that makes it difficult to breathe. I'm getting blasted with water going down my throat. I'm not completely numbed out, yet I get trigeminal neuralgia that I have to deal with for a week. (That has happened twice.) My tongue will be cut and/or burnt. I've had my lip and chin sliced as well. The entire time I feel like she's either going to yell at me or give up and say, "I can't work on you." I'm good at reading people and I can sense her frustration.

As mentioned, the lighting in there is terrible. The overhead light isn't adjustable or very bright. The chair doesn't allow for the head to gently fall back, hence the awkward pinch neck/pinned back head position that you have to hold. They don't let me see my x-rays or explain things in layman's terms. I haven't memorized teeth numbers as I didn't know that was a skill I needed. They can't seem to say 1st molar on the bottom left, just tooth 19 and I'm supposed to know which one that is. Communication over all is poor. They don't offer a print out of treatment plans so I can just figure it out myself. Their x-rays can't tell them if I need a root canal done on teeth or not. Which reminds me, they don't do root canals because they don't have the machine. They're impossible to get a hold of, they literally don't answer the phone. You have to leave a message and wait for them to get back to you. They don't have an emergency line meanwhile they are closed friday-sunday. Every time I go there I leave feeling stupid, worthless, and ugly. But, they're the only place I can go to for free and I have a lot of dental issues. End background origin.

So less than a year ago I had a filling done. It never sat right, it was overfilled, it hurt, eventually there was a gap, in Dec it fell out, 1 out of 10 bad. They had to redo it and made it sound like it was my fault it fell out. As they worked on me the tool broke. It was an interchangeable part but the new piece didn't fit. So they had to try to get the old one to work again, which they did. But if they couldn't get it working I guess I would just have to deal with an even bigger hole in my tooth for who knows how long. They told me if the pain lasts longer than 2 weeks to tell them. 2 weeks go by and I'm feeling pretty good. Slight soreness, but for a deep filling seems okay. 2 weeks and 3 days later, oh this actually hurts...but it is a major filling, the other one was like this and the pain went away after a few additional weeks. I thought it was part of the healing process as I've heard deep fillings take longer to heal and can be more painful than small ones. A couple more days, holy shit this pain is bad! I need my tooth pulled! I call and get no response, I email and get nothing, I even showed up in person and they were closed. Which is why I didn't get a response. It was during business hours on thursday. They're going to be closed all weekend. I considered going to the ER, but there isn't much they can do besides pain meds while there and antibiotics. I'm in the worst pain of my life. (This is coming from someone who walked on a broken foot for a month before finally admitting to myself it was broke and I should get medical help. I know pain.) Not only that I am worried about infection.

My mom gets and pays for my appointment at a local dentist for the following day as they do emergency appointments even for new clients. They happen to be running a deal this month and the cost ends up $19 for a full consult and extensive x-rays. Which they want to do before doing any work, understandable. Everyone there is pleasant, there's zero judgement. The place is well lit, too bright for me but absolutely needed for them. There is laughing and jokes between the staff. I get my x-rays first. None of them had to be redone. They also can tell which teeth need root canals. Everyone there listened to me and was sympathetic. When I told them my dentist didn't do root canals they were shocked. They showed me my x-rays and explained exactly what was going on with all of my teeth using layman's terms. They gave me multiple options far as saving teeth vs extractions. I told them with how much work was done on the one tooth and how much it hurt, I just wanted it gone. I was reassured that missing one tooth shouldn't cause me problems and all my bottom teeth looked good. They didn't mention how they were overcrowded, just they were healthy. They talked about my top teeth...yeah a lot of work still on those. But they can give me my smile back. I had a couple accidents which have cost me 2 teeth already, a baby tooth that needs to go, and now a days 3 that have major cavities that I could lose. All of which is, well depressing, but I was aware of it all already so it wasn't a shock. A lot of factors have gone in to my teeth but many people see missing teeth and judge. Even if they didn't I feel ugly. The past three years I haven't smiled much and I avoid photos to the point that people comment how great I am at dodging photos. My grandma felt bad and was willing to pay for an implant for my front tooth. Though I still would be missing a lot and thus still feel unattractive. For around the same price I can get a partial denture and have all my missing teeth filled in. My other dentist never gave me that option and wanted to push a bridge that would cost that only covered some of the back teeth. I already planned to go back just for the partial at some point but the extraction sealed the deal.

While they don't take medicaid, they do have a discount program that has a yearly fee of a little over $100. I signed up and already saved $330 on the extraction. Technically $230 if you subtract the yearly fee. It will knock down the price of the denture too. All work gets a discount. It's not free but it's about as cheap as you can get.

Extraction day I'm numbed out and wow am I numb! It's then that it hits me. I never felt that numb for work at the other dentist even with them doing more shots than what was done there. The chair lets my head fall back and I don't have to do the kink neck thing. I can breathe normally. They move the light and it adjusts. It's blindingly bright and they give me sunglasses to wear. The two of them moved so well together I could swear the doctor just had four hands. Anytime he said he needed a tool or suction, she had it covered. She did spurts of water and suctioned it out, none went down my throat. He kept telling me how good I was doing. He apologized a few times and when I alerted him to my tmj hurting on the opposite side he supported my jaw. I know my head moved just because of the force of everything. That wasn't an issue for them. Zero injuries to my tongue or face. Unfortunately, I did still have pain, but I know without a doubt I had the least amount of pain possible. He asked if I wanted any meds, another thing that my other dentist never offers. They are open more hours AND they have an emergency line that can be called.

It was night and day. I felt safe and I was treated like a human being. I will have to talk to my grandma and see if she will support me in getting most of my work done there. I will use the other place to get my two crowns covered and an easy extraction, the baby tooth, then goodbye forever. It's like feeling real love after being in an abusive relationship. I can't believe how I was treated. Maybe if I was in prison I could understand it. Even then I think it's still inhumane. I got a deep cleaning done at the new place as well as some preventative care. There are so many more people there and all of them are friendly and caring. 10/10

I cancelled my cleaning for the other dentist and they got back to me instantly. Hmm...okay, you don't like me cancellin, yet you don't do anything to keep me around. They actually got back to me the night before my extraction. While I was waiting on them I got antibiotics and an appointment for the extraction within a few days. I'm sure with them it would have been a week or more I'd have to deal with the pain.

This discount thing I have apparently has something with vision care as well. My eye care is a very similar story...I should see if walmart takes it because I went to them for years and never had an issue. Well besides the air puff machine punching my eye. That was a one-off thing. This other place, nothing but problems. When you have medicaid you're treated like shit. At least my doctor-doctors and specialists are all wonderful.

[acepandemi]

Tw: phobias, dentist

I'm currently considering the sheer annoyance that comes with developing a phobia later in life.

Like, I was able to do this Thing for years without issue, and now I suddenly can't anymore? What kind of nonsense is this?

It's the dentist, in my case. For 30 years I had no issue whatsoever going to the dentist, not even a hint of nervousness or apprehension. Which was a good thing, as I have problem teeth (prone to cavities and refusing to grow straight) and needed a LOT of dental work over the years. I've had more cavities filled than I can count, had three different kinds of braces in my early teens (including the external kind, fun times), still have retainers (which have broken twice so far), had a root canal treatment once and even had two of my wisdom teeth removed (I only have/had three and the third refuses to descend, but that also means it doesn't cause issues... yet). No problem at all. Easy peasy lemon sqeezy.

And now I can't even look up some info on my dentist's web page without having the worst panic attack in years? What the flippin' flip?

I've had arachnophobia (fear of spiders) all my life, never really put any thought into it, it was just a part of me. But this, this is something different. It's just happening and getting worse, and yeah there's anxiety and tears and stress.

But it's also just so, so annoying!!! It's just the dentist! The dentist is nice, the dentist is there to help you, going to the dentist has never been a problem ever, and now suddenly it is? This is just stupid!

And the worst part is, it's not even anyones fault. Nobody did anything wrong, The Incident was just sheer dumb luck, but it somehow ruined everything.

(I needed yet another cavity filled about two years ago, and for some reason the anesthetic stopped working mid-procedure. They gave me two more doses, which didn't make any difference, and couldn't give me anymore because, you know, health concerns. But they had to finish the filling, they couldn't send me home with a gaping hole in my tooth. Everyone was so nice and apologetic, but that didn't help because it hurt. So. Bad. I was literally screaming in the chair [think I traumatized a few people in the waiting room that day]. Filling did get finished and I was sent home with so many apologies, and I really don't hold it against the dentist or anyone else, or even dentists in general. But, as is usually the case with me, there was a delayed reaction.)

And now I apparently have a phobia of the dentist. I get tense before my appointments, I've had meltdowns in The Chair because everything about the dentist is now triggering, I've even nearly hit the poor dentist, who is a very nice woman and didn't deserve that. because she startled me with a piece of equipment I was unfamiliar with (she didn't know that, fight or flight response kicked in). Last time the dental hygienist couldn't finish cleaning my teeth because I couldn't take it anymore and had a panic attack. And I've already re-scheduled my latest periodical check-up twice because the thought of going gives me such bad anxiety.

I never used to be like this, and I can't stand it! I wonder if this is how Mum felt after she developed claustrophobia?

(Yes, I know I need to deal with this. I've discussed it with my counselor and we're looking into options. There's apparently a specialized dentist/therapist sort of person at the local hospital that she accompanies another client to that might be able to help. I've already switched dentists when I moved back to my hometown, so that's not the solution.)

I just needed to vent about my annoyance with the situation. I never realized that particular emotion could be involved with developing a phobia.

[2af-afterdark]

Omg this is the most niche situation ever but I recently unlocked selfie satan‘s comic pt 2 and it’s THE biggest gateway to insert myself into the story because I’m a dental assistant! 🙈

Legit if I was in that room with them and witnessed morax starting treatment by himself I would put on a mask and gloves immediately and start assisting. Depending on how anxious satan gets giving either gentle instructions to open wide etc or explaining what’s being done in the most simple terms

Idk I just think about this when I get bored during the day 😭 and cause I mostly treat children the daydream always ends with giving satan a little toy for being so brave lol 😭

Imo morax would do a decent filling, but nothing particularly beautiful. His root canal treatment would be just alright, a crown either a hit or a miss depending on who’s the technician. All in all probably a dentist with a gentle touch but he can’t explain the treatments and why they’re needed well. Also seems like he’d work at a snails pace

Damn. I always wonder about those really niche scenarios and I am so glad to have someone see themselves or aspects of their life in these stories.

I'm sure you would take perfect care of Satan.

[captain-habit]

Because the universe has decided that I'm not going through enough right now, a chunk of an older cavity filling just broke off and fell out of my mouth while I was flossing!

So not only do I STILL need a root canal (really difficult when you have no money), as well as some new cavities to deal with, I now have this....

I'm looking into switching my state insurance plan to BLUE CROSS COMMUNITY because they seem to have better dental coverage... but I need to make sure I would still be able to see all of my regular doctors and receive the same treatments etc...

I am so tired. I don't know how the hell I'm going to be able to pay for any of this...

[ewelia]

on lupus and self destruction.

the theme of my ponderings lately have been centered around my physical and metaphysical help. pulling tarot for self guidance and reflecting on parental trauma in therapy amidst catching up on my routine bloodwork and finally completing that pesky root canal. 

I found out I’m severely anemic again. my confidence fell to the ground like the tragic butt of a joke when my doctor turned towards me with a stern line splitting her face. abnormal, splayed red as my blood screaming for oxygen, across her screen. “we’ll have to start iron treatment again. any lower and we’ll need to explore a blood transfusion.”

what else could I do but nod like a chastised child caught dipping her sticky hands in the cookie jar, again? somewhere within me, I know it’s my own insecurity making me feel ashamed and disappointed in reaching this level again. but that’s what I felt: ashamed. and also not, almost… comforted? I never learned how to live life normally, without another problem, another diagnosis, another misfortune knocking on my door at the dead of night. it was all going so well, I thought. too well. 

I don’t want to believe I let myself get here on purpose because life needed a little more spice again, but I don’t trust myself. I have the receipt of bills for therapy to prove that. how do I know this wasn’t a form of self destruction? ask me when the last I cooked was and I would cough out an uncomfortable laugh, changing the topic to the most recent political scandal. me? cook wholesome food? I don’t know her (the same her, a month or two ago, that posted in depth reels of her most recent baked white fish and roasted vegetables). this is 

it can’t be self destruction. I’ve pulled three times in the last month to develop and reflect. take that, id!

my ferrous sulfate prescription is ready for pickup.

[redhairedwolfwitch]

I would love to be your friend, fellow redhead. ♡

And yes, I can confirm the anaesthesia thing. I once had to get a root canal treatment at the dentist and they had to anaesthetise me so much half of my face was paralysed for most of the day, and it still hurt so bad.

I actually love my red hair and freckles, it's the one thing I have always liked about my appearance. I don't like the sunburn, poor skin/eczema, and allergies that come with it however, those I could do without.

This might be a bit confronting, but as someone with a psychology degree, what would you advise yourself, regarding the anxiety. What if you wrote yourself a letter, and then read it with the mindset of a professional psychologist, as if it is not about yourself (side note: maybe I should do this myself, except for the professional psychologist part, as I have neither experience nor knowledge about that).

What does R's development entail? Are they becoming more self assured, or self aware in what they need in a relationship? Instead of crossing paths, contact could of course also be initiated by either one of them, but then there would obviously have to be a reason for said contact. I feel like I'm just throwing vague suggestions at you at this point, so I don't know if this is worth anything to you.

Have a nice day/night (depending on when you're reading this), my wonderful pineapple friend.

-Chaotic Anon

if i had a pound for every time a fellow redhead contacted my blog because they too are a redhead, i would have two pounds... and i lowkey love that.

yeahhhhh i was kept awake for two procedures where i had teeth taken out (healthy teeth, just my mouth was too small for all of them sksks) before i had braces, i luckily didn't feel anything minus a pain in my eye but i got hit in the face earlier in the day at school because people are delightful, but i was in so much achy pain after i just tried sleeping at like 7pm bleh.

ohh the genetics that come with red hair, the ability to turn into a tomato under a smidge of sunlight, then go back to being yoghurt ghostly pale... my freckles aren't as prominent as they were in my childhood i think, they're quite tiny too but yeahhh, freckles are fun.

honestly i have no idea, i have all these concepts and this understanding in my head, it's just the physical symptoms, breathing exercises don't do much, and i can't plunge my face into ice water every time i'm anxious, even if it's calming, it's freezing cold.

i'll post part 2 tonight so whenever you see it if you want to read it, you'll see some of the development R goes through post-break-up and leaving Barcelona... it just feels like there are limited reasons for R and the ex being in the same country as each other, let alone same room. But I think R's abandoned the idea of love, too overwhelmed by the attention they get after the events in part 3, especially since R barely got any attention pre-part 1, in both romantic relationship and from the public... but R can see that they are finally getting what they deserve, R deserved more and deserved better than where they were at in part 1... yeah:)

thank you, i hope you're having a nice time on this existential plain too, whatever time it is for you... now i lowkey want some pineapple...

[ufoend]

∆ please help us

we can not afford any of our basic needs

i usually try to keep this as light as possible, but i have put this off for long enough that i have to post this. me and my partner desperately need help. we are just two gay people trying to make it alone here with absolutely no support system.

who we are: im j (or jet), im 24 year old trans guy whose had this account since 2014. i married my partner in 2018, we even met on tumblr when we were younger, we've been together for years. my partner is disabled (diagnosed with autism and seizure disorder and others)

what we need: our cat had an emergency surgery two years ago that means he needs to be on a prescription diet (hills urinary food) for his entire life. the vet suddenly said we need to bring him in again to get his prescription renewed and we cant order any more food for him until then, which he will not survive without, and he is not allowed to eat any alternative food without risking his life. we have less than half of a 8 lb bag of it which will not last him through the next month. with the vet, food, and ubers to get to the vet and to the only place they sell the food = 200

to try to summarize our situation, we were kicked out by family and made officially homeless for the first time last year. this is right after we moved across states (wa to az) to support my partners family upon their request, only to be subjected to abuse and kicked out directly due to homophobia in an unfamiliar state after a few months. this left both of us and all of our animals entirely homeless. we luckily have an apartment now but our situation is still not okay. we lost all of our belongings at this time, everything, and have not been able to replace them as we have fixed income. my partner is especially affected by this situation, as it was traumatizing, and they have just had to power through trauma after trauma because of poverty, more than i can say.

i also have severe dental problems that are not covered by medicaid in az and i have no way to afford. this includes wisdom teeth, root canals, and many cavities that will turn into that crazy expensive treatment if i don't fix it. some may remember this (+this). i was only able to have a little bit of work done before we were homeless and one root canal failed. i cant keep ignoring it, because they are worried about two of the cavities becoming root canals, and i want to prevent another infection, but thats at least 250 each.

we are still not going to be able to afford rent in future months because our EBT was delayed last month and i had to spend money we don't have to afford anything, and now we are in serious jeopardy even affording rent, let alone bills. our pets (2 cats 1 small dog) also desperately need vaccinations, which is dangerous to keep going this overdue without with their health problems. our dog has also been limping for the past week and he needs to be seen when that is ever possible.

any donations would go first to the vet appointment and cat food, then the other needs in order of priority. will keep updating this, i know its a lot and i really don't expect anything, i am begging for help with any of this

we are both students, we are trying to work towards stability, while being stuck here. i do everything i can to bring in money to support us on my own. we make 200 less than rent is monthly. i am in school to become a caseworker so i am aware of a lot of resources in my area, and have applied for everything, but we can not do this alone which is why i have to ask for help. i am so sorry for having to do this but i appreciate any support that i do have because of this website. you guys literally save my life. helping out other poor people and getting helped out on here has been the most compassion ive ever been a part of. dollars, even pennies, worth of donations has kept my cat safe, has affected me in real ways. it actually matters to us, no matter the amount.

thank you anyone who reblogs, donates anything, or reaches out.

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How to Find a Good Endodontist: A Friendly Guide to Choosing the Right Specialist

Finding a good endodontist can make all the difference when it comes to your dental health, especially if you’re dealing with a root canal or other complex tooth issues. But how do you know which endodontist is right for you? Whether you’re new to the area, were referred by your dentist, or simply want to make sure you’re in the best hands, here’s a guide to help you find a skilled and trustworthy endodontist who meets your needs.

1. Start with a Referral from Your Dentist

Your general dentist is a great resource when it comes to finding a good endodontist. They often have a network of specialists they trust and can refer you to someone with a proven track record. Don’t hesitate to ask your dentist why they’re recommending a particular endodontist; it’s helpful to know if it’s due to their expertise, patient feedback, or overall reputation.

2. Check Credentials and Experience

When searching for an endodontist, it’s important to check their credentials and experience. An endodontist is a dentist who has completed additional years of specialized training in diagnosing and treating issues related to the tooth pulp and root canals. Look for board certification or membership in professional organizations, such as the American Association of Endodontists. These affiliations indicate that the endodontist has met high standards in their field.

3. Read Patient Reviews and Testimonials

One of the best ways to gauge the quality of an endodontist is by reading patient reviews and testimonials. Check out their practice’s website, Google reviews, or trusted healthcare review platforms to see what others have to say about their experiences. Pay attention to comments about the endodontist’s bedside manner, the office environment, and how comfortable patients felt during procedures. Positive feedback about pain management, clear communication, and successful treatments are all good signs.

4. Consider the Endodontist’s Approach to Patient Care

A good endodontist should make you feel comfortable and at ease from the moment you walk into their office. During your initial consultation, notice how they communicate and whether they take the time to listen to your concerns. A compassionate approach, where the endodontist explains procedures clearly and answers all your questions, is essential. After all, feeling at ease with your specialist can significantly improve your overall experience.

5. Look for Modern Technology and Techniques

Endodontics is a field that benefits greatly from advancements in technology, such as digital X-rays, 3D imaging, and surgical microscopes. A good endodontist will use the latest technology to diagnose and treat issues with precision, leading to better outcomes and faster recovery times. When researching potential endodontists, don’t be shy about asking what kind of technology they use in their practice. Modern equipment and up-to-date techniques often indicate a commitment to providing the best care possible.

6. Evaluate the Office Environment and Staff

The environment of the office and the attitude of the staff can play a big role in your overall experience. Is the office clean, organized, and welcoming? Are the staff friendly, helpful, and respectful of your time? These factors might seem small, but they can make a significant difference when you’re dealing with dental anxiety or a complex procedure. A supportive office environment reflects well on the endodontist’s commitment to patient care.

7. Check Availability and Location

Convenience matters, especially if you’re dealing with an urgent dental issue. Look for an endodontist who is conveniently located and has office hours that fit your schedule. It’s also worth checking how quickly you can get an appointment, particularly if you’re in pain and need prompt treatment. An endodontist who offers flexible scheduling or emergency services is a big plus.

8. Ask About Payment Options and Insurance

Before committing to an endodontist, it’s wise to check whether they accept your dental insurance and what payment options they offer. Endodontic treatments can be costly, so it’s helpful to know if the office provides flexible payment plans, accepts major credit cards, or offers other financing options. Transparency about costs and payment arrangements is a hallmark of a patient-friendly practice.

9. Trust Your Gut Feeling

Lastly, trust your instincts. If you feel comfortable and confident after meeting the endodontist and their team, that’s a great sign you’ve found the right fit. Your comfort and peace of mind are just as important as the technical skills of the specialist. If something doesn’t feel right, don’t hesitate to keep looking until you find an endodontist who meets all your criteria.

Conclusion

How to find a good endodontist doesn’t have to be stressful. By following these tips—starting with a referral, checking credentials, reading reviews, and trusting your gut—you can find an endodontist who will provide excellent care and put your mind at ease. Remember, your dental health is important, and taking the time to choose the right specialist is a step in the right direction for a comfortable and successful treatment experience!

[zany1122]

Root Canal Treatment in Kandivali East in Just One Day

The center prides in serving the best climate to their patients where they can feel good. Dental specialist possesses astoundingly gifted and qualified dental specialists and staff who begin treating their patients right starting from the earliest stage.

With the Root Canal Treatment in Kandivali East in Just One Day , every patient gets a redone treatment plan, which guarantees that their pain points are settled.

What Is Root Waterway? At our center, Root Waterway Medicines are finished with part of care as the treatment incorporates relieving and treating issues of tainted mash tissue in the tooth. Delaying the issues of the mash can make injury the tooth, profound rot, rehashed dental methodology, chips and breaks. The treatment is fundamentally finished for eliminating the tainted mash tissue.

Our right sort of regard for definite finding, cross breed framework and in view of side effects like noticeable injury, tooth enlarging, temperature awareness, extreme agony in tooth or gums, we propose you to embrace root trench medicines. Our concentration for root trench in Kandivaliis generally reliable in giving you least seating arrangement and satisfaction of giving you effortless arrangements.

Why Pick Our Facility For Root Trench Medicines? # We have one of the most amazing root waterway dental specialists in Thakur Town.

# Our ensured root trench master specialists can pay all due respects to your inquiries and can give you unfathomable simplicity.

# Now and again the tainted mash tissue might spread over the tooth bringing about boil. On the aggravated region the puss gets amassed and brings about enlarging around the tooth. We really do have tremendous noteworthiness and giving you 100 percent achievement rate even if there should arise an occurrence of perplexing treatment.

# Logical application:- At our facility we utilize elastic dam applications that is finished sterile and consequently expands the achievement pace of RCT.

# We follow the severe discipline of effective gel to give easy arrangements in any event, for infusions.

# We have long story rundown of believability and have even assisted the patients who with having issues of dental uneasiness.

# On account of outrageous restless patients our PCPs truly do offer quick arrangements of Intra-venous dentistry that can help a ton in accomplishing more significant level of solace during treatments.\

What Could I at any point Eat after Root Channel Treatment? The impacts of the sedation will keep going for around a few hours. That implies your gums, cheeks, lips, and so forth will feel numb. After the system, you can drink fluids at room temperature immediately.

Try not to eat or drink anything until the sedation has worn off. Since you could nibble your lips or cheeks and end up with a ulcer. These wounds are white and red fixes that can hurt. They will be better in 3-5 days.

We normally advise our patients to eat before they come in for their methodology with the goal that they will not be ravenous for the following a few hours. Try not to drink tea or espresso that is excessively hot, in light of the fact that it could consume your tongue. At the point when you’re under sedation, you don’t feel how hot or cold your lips and tongue are.

Day 1 decide on delicate food sources like rice, juices, idli, khichdi, soup, and so on. Try not to eat nuts, carrots, chikki, and other hard food sources.

You should try to understand that your tooth needs an opportunity to recuperate. After a root waterway, it could hurt for a little while, yet it will improve. Stay away from things that are too hard in light of the fact that they can exacerbate the aggravation. After we put the cap on, you can eat ordinary food once more. From that point forward, all in all nothing remains to be stressed over.

Does Root Trench Treatment Hurt?

No! Getting a root channel doesn’t do any harm. We will give you a pain reliever to take after your treatment. With the goal that you don’t feel torment once the sedation wears off. We just give anti-infection agents to individuals who need them.

Individuals frequently take Crocin or Combiflam to dial down the agony and put treatment since they are apprehensive. The issue with this is that it could make your teeth separate much more. You could try and have to get the tooth pulled. At the point when you have a contamination in your tooth, it can hurt a ton and in some cases even make you puff up. So it’s ideal to get it treated straightaway.

After the neighborhood sedation makes you numb, you feel nothing. We utilize exceptional gels and showers before the sedation with the goal that you don’t feel the prick of the needle. Come to Dentech in Thane, Mumbai and experience a pleasant root trench treatment.

[implantreedental]

Can I do root canal for all teeth?

Yes, a root canal can be performed on practically any tooth that has been injured or infected. Root canal treatment is typically used to save a tooth when the inner pulp (nerve tissue) becomes inflamed or infected as a result of extensive decay, fissures, or trauma. This technique can be done on the front teeth, premolars, and molars.

However, there are a few things to consider. The complexity of the root structure, the depth of the damage, and the tooth's overall health all go into choosing if a root canal is the best option. Molars, for example, have more intricate root systems, making the technique more difficult, but it is still achievable with the proper knowledge. In some circumstances, if a tooth is significantly damaged or weakened, your dentist may offer other therapies including extraction or dental implants.

It is always better to contact with a dental professional to determine your unique needs. At Implantree International Dental Hospitals, the expert team can assist you in determining whether a root canal is the best option for you and give the best possible dental treatment.

[emergencydentist-sydney]

All You Need to Know About Emergency Dentist Sydney

Emergency Dentist Sydney - Your Trusted Partner for Dental Emergency Sydney

What can I do for emergency dental treatment in Sydney?

If you cannot get in touch with us please do the following. Take 2 x Nurofen (ibuprofen). Wait for three hours and then take 2 x panadol (paracetemol). Wait for three hours again and repeat the cycle. This will help you with the pain. Leave a message on our answering machine and we will contact you ASAP.

What is an emergency dentist?

An emergency dentist in Sydney looks after dental pain. A tooth ache that is either acute and sharp or has been there for a while and is continuous and dull result in the need for an emergency dentist in Sydney.

A tooth problem could arise at any hour of the day. You could wake up in the middle of the night due to a sharp pain or if you were to be a bit reckless in later hours of the day resulting in a tooth being chipped. An emergency dentist in Sydney is whom you would be seeking.

Chronic pain is usually too unbearable to withstand for even a few hours. Any type of movement will aggravate the pain and sleep is impossible. Waiting for it to heal on its own it typically not an option and pain killers only work for so long. If this scenario is the case for you, then head to an emergency dentist in Sydney immediately.

Why is there a need to see emergency dentists?

There are quite a few problems that could arise where you would need to visit emergency dentists. Below are the top three most common tooth emergencies.

Emergency Dental Problem 1 in Sydney - Toothache:

Toothaches can signify several problems such as

a. infection or the emerging of wisdom teeth

b. decay has reached the nerve and the nerve gets infected. This can cause a severe toothache.

c. Gum infection

The treatment varies from removal of the tooth or a root canal treatment. Even if the pain is bearable, it is best that you consult with an emergency dentist as soon as possible to prevent worsening of the condition. If you leave it alone for too long, the problem may be much harder to treat and will cost a lot more.

Emergency Dental Problem 2 in Sydney - Broken Tooth:

Although fillings and crowns are meant to last for a while, they can be damaged and weaken over time. The tooth itself can fracture due to eating hard foods or if there is any decay. When a filling is dislodged, you will feel an excruciating pain for a few moments.

It is best to seek an emergency dentist in Sydney to replace the filling soon to prevent future problems.

Emergency Dental Problem 3 in Sydney - Damaged Teeth:

This issue is quite common and is due to trauma of some type. A tooth can be saved if it is knocked out, but only if you get emergency dental work done within the hour. An emergency dentist will check for any possible damage to the gums or root of the tooth to find out if it can be reattached. If not, there are plenty of options available to make it seem it was never lost. A chipped tooth can be easily repaired as well.

Emergency dentists can handle all of the problems above and even more serious ones such as periodontal disease and tooth decay. Smile Concepts is an emergency dentist in Sydney available to those who need immediate work done at any time of day. If possible, please call in before coming so we can readily prepare for your case. Our professional dentists will address any problems you may have.

If you would like any further information on our Emergency Dentist Sydney then please call us on 9002 7474 (Sydney CBD)