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[ickxx]

Anyone know of any resources for someone who needs to get a tooth pulled by a dentist for free or for cheap? It's not a wisdom tooth..

thanks in advance!

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[session2]

wouldn't cost more than a $100 at most dentists. Its 15 mins of work.

[session2]

But UofT WILL do it with a day's notice - my bf had to have 2 teeth taken out. The only condition is that you are in pain...
http://www.utoronto.ca/dentistry/patientclinic/patientclinicemergency.html

[sugarmommaless]

If the tooth is infected and causing you pain, you might be able to have it taken out by an emergency room dentist at a hospital. But sometimes they just send you home, so it can be a bit of a hassle to try that route.

Are you sure it needs to be pulled? Most dentists don't want to pull a tooth that can be saved.

Good luck.

[ickxx]

emergency room dentist? never even knew they had those.
My tooth has already had a root canal done on it, and has turned black and started deteriorating on the other side of it. I don't think it can be saved at this point. It's at a dangerous stage where any food left inside the crevice and cause a bacterial infection. so i dunno. :S
wish i could just pull it out myself..

[sugarmommaless]

e.r. dentists are called in for people who are in accidents and therefore need dental work. An absess can be life threatening (can cause blood poisoning, and/or infect the jaw bone) so the emerg might determine that to be an emergency. I don't know how the hospitals in Toronto handle that.