The problem is there's more filling there than tooth. And the filling is starting to chip off. It's been in for 7 years, I think? I think it may have exposed a nerve again or something. I'm not dentist so I have no clue but the dentist who fixed it said I would eventually need a root canal. I don't know exactly what that consists of, but it sounds unpleasant and I haven't gotten the guts to google it yet.

My wisdom teeth were growing sideways into my other teeth and removing them wasn't nearly as painful as having them in - even though the dentist had to shatter a couple of them and remove them piece by piece.
I would brave the root canal if I could afford it. My bank account is about to be overdrawn by $0.02 because I made a slight calculation error when I was paying for my prescription earlier and the electric bill will be coming out at any time. Gonna call the bank Monday and see if they can not charge the overdraft fee because my paycheck gets directly deposited every week.
Its just one thing after another and I can't catch a break. Why can't I just win the lottery? Oh, yeah. Because they have this stupid rule that you have to play to win and I don't like wasting money on pointless crap.
At least I'm not buying cigarettes anymore!

My sister just told me about a clinic in town that goes by income and a friend told me about another one a few towns away that's easier to get into.
I've needed dental work for a long time. You can't tell from my picture, but I have fangs. My eye teeth are pushed forward and literally look like fangs because my mouth is too small for my teeth. I need to get a couple pulled and braces to straighten them out. I used to hate them, but they've kinda grown on me. They add character.
You can see them better in this picture.
imgur.com/fXDW0R7

All I have is low income insurance.  Which only covers "women's health issues."

I'm covered for pap smears, breast exams, birth control, and std tests.  I'm on my own for anything else.

I go to a doctor's office that goes off a sliding scale so I paid $25 for each visit to get my antidepressants sorted out.  And the pharmacy has this insurance card thing that they scan that makes the meds affordable.

But even with a sliding scale, going to the dentist is gonna stretch things.  I'm about at the max of what I can afford already.  I was getting food stamps and then I got a $.020 raise at work which canceled them.  I make around $800 a month.  Rent - $350.  Electric - It's been around $250.  Internet - $40.  Meds - $50.  Car Insurance - $60.  Gas for car - approx $40.  Cell phone - $40.  I get 250 min a month and don't have a house phone.  Laundry - about $20.

And now I have to figure out food.  I would get a second job, but in a town this small, they're really hard to come by and I'm still trying to do school.

I'm so sorry.  Could you raise the deductible on your car insurance, and/or reduce it to just liability?  Hope something works out for you - I know it's so hard.  Hugs.