A member asked:

I have a tooth that's infected and needs to be pulled but due to no insurance, nobody will do it. they just threw me on penicillin and pain meds. any suggestions?

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Dr. Peter Karsant answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Pain: Try the local free clinic, the local dental school and lastly the local dental society. The penn will only buy you time say thirty to sixty days however this should be enough time to find one of the above. Wish we could help more.

Answered 2/5/2014

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Dr. John Van der Werff answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Needs treatment: The tooth needs to be treated or removed by a dentist before the infection spreads or becomes untreatable and you end up in the hospital to avoid a life threatening emergency.

Answered 3/18/2015

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Clinic,...: ... Dental school, hospital residency are all areas you can research. They may offer reduced fee for service depending on your situation. Either way, it needs to be treated definitively.

Answered 2/5/2014

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Dr. Gary Sandler answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Find a way: Please find a way to get that tooth out before you have even bigger problems. You will have to pay out of pocket. Call a local dental school, hospital based dental clinic, your local and state dental societies and this website for reduced fee dental care: http://www.Freedentalcare.Us/.

Answered 3/18/2015

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Get it done: Either by treating or extracting that tooth, there are many free dental clinics and dental schools and health check centers that would take you , you just have to look..

Answered 2/6/2014

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