last year i hit my limit of what my insurance would pay for dental work, so they said i had to wait till 2004 till i could finish getting all the work done that i needed. that was november, and then i needed 2 fillings and 3 crowns. the tooth on which they had done a root canal a month earlier was also bothering me. now it's mid-april, and, while eating, i spend my time dodging various teeth while eating to avoid sharp pangs of pain in a number of teeth due to cold, sweets, or just pressure. owowowowow!!! tomorrow i'm going to a new dentist - one who actually comes recommended by someone i know, finally!!! i don't know what they're gonna want to do first; where does one start in a mouth like mine ? i really want to feel better, so i am glad to go, but the process of crowns involves having temporary ones for a while, and that's a sucky time. the last temporary crown i had fell out twice, once being on good friday, so i had to wait 3 days before it could get put back in (dentist with no ethics wouldn't answer his pager). i spent that long weekend eating oatmeal and lukewarm baby food. i floss, peeps, i really do; what have a done to deserve this ? let's just hope my nightmare of the other night where i had to have 2 teeth pulled doesn't come true. i should be grateful for that . wish me luck! does anyone else have such bad teeth or any interesting tooth stories?