I Broke Another Tooth

My mom's friend, E, had it for about 50 years.

Wow.... 50 years? Wow. It makes me wonder how they figured it out back then and what was done about it. My doctor says it's a heretitary disease but I don't know anybody in my family that has it. My dad was an only child and he was born in Idaho but moved to Virginia in his late teens to be with his dad and jobs were scarce in Idaho but in a bundance in Virginia. The rest of his family on his mom's side stayed in Idaho so if my grand aunts or uncles and what not had or have it, I don't know about it. Doesn't matter anyway because there's no cure at this time so why does it matter if I did know who had it before me. Some people want to know out of anger so they can place their anger somewhere which to me, isn't right because they didn't ask for the disease any more than I did, you know?

My dentist is the one who said it was attacking my teeth. Lupus can affect any part of the body OR every part of the body. Mine is attacking my teeth, skin and joints. It attacks the weakest part of any one's body and it's not always the same parts. It's a very strange disease and to be quite honest, I can't understand why I'm allergic to the sun, one of God's creations. It's like saying, I'm not part of God's children or flock. I know better than that but it does seep into my mind every now and then.

It might be a good idea to have them all removed and get dentures like I'm going to do. I don't have but a few teeth on both top and bottom but the bottom ones have been grinned down and caps put on them which I hate with such a passion because the caps are too tall. I tried to tell that to my dentist before we moved (Army) but he said I'd get used to it and that was 3 years ago and I'm still not used to it. I'm going to have all of mine removed, what's left that is, and get a full set of dentures. That way I won't have any more pain due to damned teeth breaking or having to have those darn hateful shots to numb my mouth anymore, it'll all be wiped out and gone for good!! Grant you, dentures cost a pretty penny but to me, it'll be worth while because I'll finally have a set of teeth with dentures!! Think about doing that, for it has to be better than having broken teeth and unable to eat right because of broken or no teeth to chew with. Add me to your friends list so we can keep in touch. Where are you from? I'm in the USA, North Carolina to be exact.

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Nice to meet you too. Do you see a dentist at all? Maybe they can suggest something for you. It's worth a try anyway. Let me know how it goes....

You have a nice way of thinking about it. I wish I knew what the reason is for then I'd know more about what to do!! lol I think having the rest removed and getting dentures is the best way to go. I hope so because once it's done, there's no turning back. Hope you have a great day too!

I agree but we as kids are so hard headed because we think we're invincable but as we grow older, we find that we're not. However, I did care for my teeth, brushed them every day of my life and still it didn't work out like I had hoped but at least I have them as long as I did so that's another way of looking at it. I've had so much dumped in my lap today that I didn't have time to check with my dentist but I'm free tomorrow, I hope so maybe then I'll get something done. Thanks for your kind words and may God bless you too!!

Holy cow JulianaRose really?! Oh my gosh!! That's terrible but it wasn't yours or his fault. Things happen although we may never know why but it's for a reason. Did it hurt him? Did he get it fixed?

Hi Louprincesss.... Welcome to mylot!! Hope you enjoy it and make a lot of new friends!! I'm afraid of taking calcium supplements because of my mother. Every problem she's ever had medically, I got too except the kidney stones. Her doctor told her that her body doesn't absorb the calcium properly and instead turns into kidney stones and I'm afraid it could happen to me. However, it's a wonderful and good idea but I'm afraid it won't work for me.

Its good that you postponed your talk, with the day you are having things would have gotten out of hand. You have had enough of that crap. I hope things go smoothly when you do talk.

My brother did call but I told him it wasn't a good time and he was ok with that. Actually he sounded a bit put off but I didn't care, and then he said, we'll do it another time, I don't know when because I've got a busy schedule bla bla bla and I just said "Ok, another time would be better for me" and left it at that. He'll just have to get over it is all. I tried to call him back about a half hour later and got his voice mail and I know darn well that he was on his way to work and hadn't gotten there yet because he drives at least an hour to his gigs, he just didn't want to answer. Know what I say? OH WELL.

I really doubt it will because he's a talker and I'm not. He beats around the bush and I don't. I like to get to the point and state my case and get it over with so I can get to the good stuff, if you know what I mean. I'm not an arguer but he is but I AM a fighter, WHEN I have to be and only then. I'll give the person a fair warning or two and then it's whack!! Duh.... what just hit me? LOL

I rinse with peroxide, no sting. Have you looked for a dental school? I have been told that is the way to go for my hubby, perhaps. A mouth guard might help with the clinching of the teeth.

Oh yes definetly us listerine. It stings like crazy but it does do the job. And it stops my having thrush too which is something I was getting quite often. Yes I clinch my teeth a lot when I sleep. My dentist said it's a bad habit and a hard one to break. Now I don't have any back teeth on the bottom and lost the last two on the back top but a dentist who was practicing on me gave me two implants for a very low price but still, now that I've moved, I don't have this dentist anymore which is a huge bummer and the implants are expensive... YIKES!! So dentures are the way that I have to go.... what a bummer. My brother did call last night but it was at a bad time so I told him another time would be better and he tried his guilt trip crap as usual with "Another time it is, I don't know when that'll be because of my schedule bla bla bla.... " the same ole guilt trip crap that he does and I just ignored it and said ok bye!

I did look for a dental school but didn't find any around here. I might not be looking in all the right places but I did look. I live in North Carolina near the Virginia border and got here about 2 years ago so I'm not real fimiliar of the area yet but am learning. A few years ago my dentist gave me this weird thing that snapped onto my front teeth to stop the grinding but I had a terrible time getting it off and kind of freaked me out so I threw the darn thing away.

Thanks whiteheather, I hope so too. So far it's 8pm and everything has gone alright since my tooth incident but it sure put a damper on my mood for the rest of the day. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. We shall see.

Yes, we definitely have dental insurance. Another plus is that my niece is a dental assistant in one of the local offices, so we might be able to get a bit of a discount there too. I'm just not ready to go in and deal with all of it just yet. It's just not a pleasant thought. LOL

I hope the hell you have dental insurance because it's so freaky expensive!! I can't believe they charge as much as they do for it's insane and yet they get away with it. I think that's exactly what I'm going to do, have him pull them out because it's enough already type of thing. I have enough to deal with, I sure as hell don't need any more.

I really think that's the way I'm going to go. I've given it enough time or more than enough time to correct itself with treatment and fixings, shot after horrible shot in the mouth.... I've reached my breaking point and just have had enough of that nonesense. I think it would relieve a lot of my stress too after getting past the pain of them being pulled!! LOL BTW, long time no see!! How are you doing?! Please do give me an update!! As for myself, I'm going batty!!

Awww thanks Chevee!! The roses made me smile!! Thanks so much!! I just wish this ugly black cloud would disapate or go away once and for all. I've had enough bad luck this year that I'm so drained out of everything including mental. I told my hubby that if it doesn't lighten up some then I'm going to commit myself for a few days to get my wits about myself again because I've had enough and can't take anymore. I just can't.

Emily, that's being sexist and that's one thing we need to break from in our world. Women are equal to men in every way except in strength however, women have strong emotional strength than men do because that's the way God made us. So that said, it wouldn't be a bad thing for a woman to have false teeth, not if they fit her right they'll look right nice. Maybe you should get a different dentist, one that can make your smile look better?