Little Stuff Sucks When You Don’t Have Health Insurance May 29, 2008

Tonight I noticed that one of my two front teeth is chipped and for no apparent reason.  Unless I was biting steel rods in my sleep last night, there is no reason that my tooth should be chipped.  The only reason I can think of as to why this has happened is that the filling from my old chip has finally bit the dust.  When I was in third grade, while waiting for the bus one morning, I tripped and fell right on my tooth.  I had to get it filled in at the dentist’s office.  Ever since then, it’s been fine.  But I guess the filling finally decided to fall out.  That would be the only reason that my tooth should be chipped without any apparent cause.  It’s annoying because I don’t have health insurance, so I can’t go to the dentist to get it checked, and it’s annoying because it’s rough on that spot and I can feel it.  I just hope this doesn’t cause any decay or sensitivity issues.  Considering that I haven’t gotten my teeth cleaned for a while due to lack of health insurance, this could be bad later on.  Oh fuck.  This is just one more thing I have to worry about.