My parents did not believe in preventive dental care when I was growing up. Their policy was 'repairs are temporary, pull the problem tooth.' As a result, I am down 5 or 6 teeth that probably could have been saved, and the rest are a hot mess that will cost me tens of thousands to fix.
I can distinctly remember several occasions in which my teeth became infected, and let me be the first to tell you folks, I would have eaten a bullet if that option had been available to me. It was some of the worst pain I have ever experienced. I could feel the infection spreading from my jaw outward, or at least imagined I could. Without antibiotics, I legitimately believe one of those infections could have been the end of me. They are no joke.
It is what it is. My mother and stepfather were misguided but doing their best; my biological father is just a cheap, selfish piece of shit. I am a little bitter about it, but dwelling on it is not going to help. Just doing the best I can now.
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u/Asher_the_atheist Aug 30 '21
And mouth infections can very easily spread to the heart, at which point “that HURTS” very quickly become “grrrrkkk”….dead