Great news on the toof front
Just spoke with a very kind lady at the UMBC dental school in downtown Baltimore.
They offer consults through their Urgent Care clinic (including X-rays) for $45. Any antibiotics that need to be prescribed for infection will be done so then.
If the tooth needs to come out (as I am beginning to suspect that it does) extraction runs $66 - $425, depending on the complications. Still waaaaay cheaper than other oral surgeons in the area. Plus, they may offer payment plans for wisdom teeth.
So. I guess I'll be heading in for an urgent consult when they reopen on Monday. Possibly Wednesday. But, regardless-- there is an affordable end to this agony in sight. It almost makes the excruciating pain somewhat bearable.
In other news, I got clove oil last night. Gee whiz, that is not something you want to use more than a drop of at a time. Holy cow.
They offer consults through their Urgent Care clinic (including X-rays) for $45. Any antibiotics that need to be prescribed for infection will be done so then.
If the tooth needs to come out (as I am beginning to suspect that it does) extraction runs $66 - $425, depending on the complications. Still waaaaay cheaper than other oral surgeons in the area. Plus, they may offer payment plans for wisdom teeth.
So. I guess I'll be heading in for an urgent consult when they reopen on Monday. Possibly Wednesday. But, regardless-- there is an affordable end to this agony in sight. It almost makes the excruciating pain somewhat bearable.
In other news, I got clove oil last night. Gee whiz, that is not something you want to use more than a drop of at a time. Holy cow.