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Yep :/ my teeth started fucking up when I was 18. My wisdom teeth came in, all 4 at the same fucking time, and they were all laid down like battering rams, instead of standing up like they're supposed to. Crushed my molars, no dental insurance, best I could get was antibiotics and some Vicodin from the ER. Before that I'd had relatively few problems (basically just two cavities and a cap they put on a baby tooth that didn't have an adult tooth below it). Ever since then the exposed/broken teeth have lead to infection after infection and that has spread to other teeth.
Saint Luigi protect us, we need better medical care in this country, and that should include dental