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Dear Nacy, I am a 29 year old mother of four small children. I just delivered my baby boy in January 2012, and was using my access plus to finally fix my teeth, in April I was lucky enough to have all my tops pulled, little did I know 6 days later I would lose my inurance. Therefor, having no dentures, and still needing all my bottom molars and wisdoms removed. It's so hard to eat, I have fierce toothache and swelling of my jaw daily from infection, and I was told by our county assistance office that $900.00 a month is too much for 6 people. Do you have any advice? COMPLETELY DESPERATE!!! branflake2531@yahoo.com

Hi Ms.McGuire,
My name is David Winner,I am 52 years old and have lost all but one tooth on my top and was told I also need all my bottoms replaced as well.I went to a dental clinic last year and was told they could do the work for $3,200. The problem is I am on disability and after paying rent and utilities I have only $32.00 left for the month.I lost my car last year because I could not afford the insurance.I have lost all self respect and confidence I once had.I have had a heart attack and needed a stint.I do believe it was related to my teeth and gums.I am not asking for a hand out Nancy just a helping hand.I will do anything I can to help you get the word out if you can help me in anyway.Thank you and God Bless you!!!!

hi Nancy,
My mother is 84 years old and has been using the same dentures probably all her life. she will not tell me how old they are but she did say she had them more than 20 years and she complains about them all the time and they are so worn down that when she eats they pop and it is very irritating to listen to and try to enjoy a meal with her and i love her so much. we are very poor and she lives on a very limited ss income. can you help her get some new teeth so she can enjoy eating for what time she may have left. her email is dotlaws@charter.net. i contacted state agencies in TN this am and they don't seem to care.
kind regards,
lynn

Hi Nancy
My name is Frank and I am in dire need of dentures. I only have 2 teeth on the bottom which are rotting as we speak and numerous pieces of teeth still stuck in the gums. I am in Illinois and only receive $50 a month from General Assistance. Any help would be appreciated. I have searched everywhere to get some help and cannot find any. My e-mail address is maston0927@yahoo.com.

Hello
I need some help getting my teeth fixed. They are making me sick. Please help me .please. _I don't have any money all I get now is 50 a week from doing cleaning jobs. _ am 54 years old and that along make it hard for me to get a job.everytime I go to an interview they look at my teeth and I believe many times that stops me from getting the positions. I mostly stay in the house because I am so embaressed to open my mouth. I haven' smiled in about. Four years. I don't take pictures anymore..my daughter got married last June and on all the pictures I looked so sad..I don't engage in conversations because I don' want anyone to see my teeth. I have only 4 teethe on the bottom and a lot of broken pieces left after the rest of the teeth broke off they are so bad. I have pain all the time and the are so infected thay they are messing with my sinusses.please I am a people person that hide in the shadows to keep people from seeing me. It hurts when I hear someone say her mouth is f up.please if you can help me so I can open myself back up. Because I have so much to offer if I can get back out there
Hurting grandma in Chicago.
Marlene
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hi i am 53 years old, and i have about 12 teeth left all of them are broken at the gum line and i only get 197.00 mo. for dshs and i was wondering if there is any place in seattle washington where i could get dentures. since i have no money and unemployed i need some help please

I live in Cape coral Fl. For the past three years I have been taking care of my mother full time She just passed two weeks ago and she had no ins. S he payed the bills for the house which was her me and two of my children. The best way to describe my teeth is looks like meth head .which im not I started getting dental problems when kids wer born. I could never afford to pay for me. IF im not able to get a job soon we will lose everything else.I still have 29 teeth but it looks like ten tey are always infected and the pain is unbearable.I had to pull one myself a week ago. my sister said she would help pay but Im running outof timemy car iiiiis due to be repoed on the 16th. I know if I can get help with my sister and another oranazation I can keep my family together. I also have a terible gum desaese ive lost a lot of bone. If you could help us i will pay every dime back as soon as i start working . im available anytime .I know that with the pain gone and the horribe smell and you wouldnt be able to stand to look at me. i will make my children proud again.with your lower prices we probably have most of it I just need them asap. im going to challange the state test for cna which only takes week. i would be able to start working the day following please helpme so i can save my family. my no 239-738-4122 kwalter368@gmail.com I can send picturesby text or email from my phone . Please dont show them

Nancy I just sent an email to the address you have listed above and got a message back saying that the message was undelivered due to no mailbox by that name. I also tried calling the number you have listed and got a message saying not taking calls. I realize the info above is quite old and I need some help with getting dentures. I have no job, no income of any kind and have only enough money left to pay my house note and car note one more month. I have been told by a health center dentist that I need a full mouth extraction and full set of dentures due to bone loss. I'm having a hard time dealing with this as I also have a problem with depression which I am taking medication for. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

i got a new set of dentures in march last year,the are broken,worn down to nothing.because the are over a year old,they say there is nothing they can do,my old set came from the same outfit,just different location.,i am on a fixed income,i don't have $400.00 again to spend,it will take me another year to get the money.

 in response to PWG...   AMEN!

 in response to starving mom...   Pls check out recent post; best to try and keep your senses and dont give up. YOUR Local Congressperson's aides "online", will respond. The listed Medicaid/Medicare dentists, likely deny coverage, and so does the local Medicaid Health Dept Dental Office. Their own wording claims: "Anyone over the age of 21 with dental emergency can likely result w teeth extracted and full or partial dentures" (program has temporarily ceased)!

DONT GIVE UP! Write to your politicians to get after ADA, rather than supporting luxurious offices while.......!
HELLO?

 in response to hopeful in florida...   i have a fl hmo but I cant eat drink and I weigh102lbs. my sister said she would help pay to fix teeth .my problem is I still have 28 teeth they are broken to gum and i am in so much pain I dont know what to do. Im going to starve to death soon and i have five children and two grandchildren .I cant get job because i look so terrible please help.

my name is pamela dill I have two teeth in the top and i can take my tongue rub accross the inside of my bottom teeth and it makes my head twich every time i chew my jaws make a noise i really need it bad if there is any way anyway possible for you can help me please contact me at 3182971139 please find me a dentist that can put me to sleep i can not take the pain any longer! thank

 in response to tink56...   

This comment is the closest to answering the ongoing problems that people face, with or without insurance. It is a sad fact that even if you are opting for all teeth to be pulled, and a set of dentures to save money, time etc, it seems impossible. I find this very degrading in a country where oh so many are against a governmental coverage insurance that takes place in many a country that serves exordinarilly fantastic needs of its people (including should you be visiting the country)!

I have done advocate work for folks that cant so much talk for themselves, no less able to get anything done in such physically and mentally challenged positions. I will in fact call medicaid and medicare and pinpoint jus what may get covered in the event you go in as an emergency in a hospital. It is too bad that this country has to outrageously spend frivolously, in order to even be considered for a lousy pair of teeth, and all your teeth yanked! How difficult is that? Thank You!

I take a medication that destroyed my gums and now all my teeth have to be removed I will need dentures and extractions the dentist i go to said it;s going to be 1,400.00 that's just her.my total bill is around 3,000.00. I work and have dental that's her price after my insurance I don't have that kind of money, I take care of my family. I still trying to play catchup after my job cut back hours to half of what i was getting 2yrs ago. that 1,400.00 is my rent. even if i wanted to make payment's there's no money in my budget for dental. my pay check is stretched so thin that i'm behind before i even get paid. I went to medical assisting school graduated and couldn't get a job that was in 2009. i still haven't paid them back. i seen your prices they look good but to people like me there still to far out of reach. i've gone to how to dot com to see how to extract the broken tooth that has to come out now but i'm not brave enough yet to do it. i still maybe calling you i'm not sure what to do.

 in response to buddhaandt...   Interesting post! I'd gotten a couple their SSI disability, and both need dentures desperatelly! I keep hitting dead ends for both their Medicare and Medicaid dental coverages, which prettey much counts for NO DENTAL coverage. I'd thought to refer them to the hospital for their tooth pain, and hopefully get denture coverage for them, but am not sure would help. Glad a dentist on Craigslist answered you! Any hope for those of us that cannot afford dentures and need them Oh, so bad?

My daughter is an adult female in serious pain. she's 33 yrs old and has taken medication for bipolar disorder since age 7. She's suffered from dry mouth and has had many carries. She's an SSI recepient and has Medicare but they pay very little for dental procedures for adults. Recent x-rays show she has no teeth worth saving , many are broken off at the gum line and decayed. The estimates for cost of extractions, bone grafting and dentures has been between $6000 and $10,000 dollars. Where does a person like her come up with funds like this? She lives with my wife and I as she is unable to live alone. We reside in Houston TX. I am disabled due to a 6 bypass surgery and a mild stroke. My wife had cancer 2 years ago and has recently retired from her job at age 65. Please can anyone out there help us? It is difficult for her to eat and her teeth are chipping away daily. She's in much pain and on and off antibiotics often due to infections. Her primary doctor has written a letter for her to present to Medicare letting them know he feels she needs treatment. She currently has some limited insurance with Medicare written through United Health. It pays for extractions only. Which took my last estimate from $8000 down to $6000. This does not include the cost of the dentures. I don't know what to do, and the pain is driving her crazy and breaking our hearts as we have no way to help her. Please can anyone out there help?

 in response to Jimmy Buffalo...   Awe......better days ahead....remain "POSITIVE"

 in response to PWG...   So glad u found help! that is awesome! I beleive in Carma, it does come back to u! amen for you!

i am 28yr old single moher of 3 living in orlando..i have so much dental damage i need dentures aleady ..its a shame really i am just wondering if there are any programs in my area to help..i have no extra mone at the end of the month ..i am willing to do whateer i need to to smile again thanks..