Take Care of Your Teeth
@GardenGerty (157551)
United States
March 1, 2018 7:26am CST
When you have time, you do not seem to have money, when you have money, you do not seem to have time.
Hubby lost his job, but we have some money set aside. He went and saw a dentist and got started on getting his teeth taken care of.
I am switching to a new dentist as well. I have money on a benefits card, so that is good.
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There is little provision for the elderly to get help with their teeth, and it can really affect their health. A painful mouth or bad teeth can cause poor nutrition. Let's get this done.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
1 Mar 18
This is quite topical for me at the moment as I had a tooth extracted last week. Although I have always taken care of my teeth and visited the dentist regularly I've had a lot of trouble and spent a lot of money getting them fixed. I couldn't bear to have bad teeth though.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
2 Mar 18
@mydanods I'm ok now, the pain has gone and it's healed nicely. I think my other teeth are good for now.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
2 Mar 18
@sprite1950 Happy to hear that. Please, do take care of yourself.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
The job is gone forever. it is okay, he had five great years from a job that started as part time and turned rapidly to full time.
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@Hannihar (129461)
• Israel
4 Mar 18
@GardenGerty
Heather, what happened that it is gone forever if you want to talk about it? I am so sorry. What is he going to do now?
@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Mar 18
My parents never had dental insurance, but they had money set aside for emergencies . . . so when my smoker dad's teeth got really bad, they had the funds to take care of it (oh, but for him it was a long process that cost a pretty penny!). Yes, bad teeth and gums can also cause other health issues.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
My dad was in his early thirties and mom in her forties when they each ended up with dentures. My teeth have mostly been healthy, except for some inherited problems.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Mar 18
@GardenGerty Wow, that sounds so early to get dentures! Yah, the inherited stuff we can't really do much about, but at least we learned to take care of our teeth better than our parents did.
@cttolledo (5460)
• Legaspi, Philippines
1 Mar 18
Yeah teeth is very important same with the eyes and ears which most of the time we took for granted. I have a blurry vision and it really affects my efficiency at work.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
I have kept up with my glasses and vision. Hearing is something my husband needs help with.
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@cttolledo (5460)
• Legaspi, Philippines
3 Mar 18
@GardenGerty well he must consult the doctor for that.. hearing aide will be a good help
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Yes. Bad teeth can cause lots of other problems.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Sometimes, if I have the time I do not have the money, if I have the money I do not have the time. Now it is better and I can make sure of both.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Even if I had a waterpik I would still go to a dentist, but I understand it is an excellent investment.
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@youless (112112)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Mar 18
@GardenGerty Of course, we still need to have a check in the dental hospital. The waterpik is something cool for us to take care of our teeth in usual.
@Juliaacv (48420)
• Canada
1 Mar 18
I have always had to take good care of my teeth and visit a dentist regularly moreso then the average person, because of a medication that I've been on twice daily since I was 16 years old.
I don't know if there are any provisions here for our seniors for dental work, our government seems to feel it necessary to provide extra funding for those 21 and under-its a smaller population.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Some who get medical assistance and are under 21 get help here, but that is it.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Here the full checkup would be included with one of the cleanings.
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@LadyDuck (458082)
• Switzerland
3 Mar 18
@GardenGerty Not here, the dentist who clean your teeth is different from the one who does the check up. I have my teeth cleaned on February and September and the annual check-up (with panoramic x-ray if needed) in November.
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Yes, I have had good dental insurance in the past and I have a health care pretax account now that will be useful.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
We both will get it done. I have had a pretax withdrawal of funds for this school year and it is a good start.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Mar 18
As a matter of fact, I have a dental appointment this morning.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
I hope your dental appointment went well.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
That is great, maybe you will never have teeth issues.
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@nela13 (55698)
• Portugal
3 Mar 18
@GardenGerty Ohh, I wish but I am sure I will like everyone else.
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
1 Mar 18
I need to get a deep cleaning soon, and I've been putting it off for a while.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
I have not been happy with the last two cleanings I have had. I am glad to be changing dentists.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Mar 18
I go twice a year for cleanings. I just had a tooth filled, it was a stage one so it did not take long.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
Painful and bad for your health. You cannot eat well if you cannot chew.
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Mar 18
I will have to think about this, as it is very clear for me to understand.
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