Will most dentists fire me as a patient?
I have extremely neglected my teeth over the past 15+ years. I’m 36 now and I think I have an abscess in one of my upper front teeth. My right nostril has some swelling and the area between my gum and nose hurts when I press it. The tooth feels like it has pressure with no pain, and my gums oddly have no pain, just my lip and nose area near the tooth.
I plan to make an appointment with a dentist, but I know they are going to give a long list of things wrong with my teeth. The problem I think the dentist may have is that I only want work done on teeth causing pain. My teeth are so bad my upper-corner teeth are decayed down to gums, one of my bottom corner teeth is also decayed down to gum. I have a severe cavity that drains foul smelling blood, but I think the tooth nerve is still alive somehow. I chew on my left side when eating because of the cavity. I have come this far without any pain caused by my teeth, but now I know I’m going to have to seek treatment, but I’m worried dentists won’t see me since I prefer to only pay for work that gets rid of dental pain. Is this something dentists are used to?
P/s now that I know I can definitely have dental pains I have started brushing and flossing twice a day. I now see daily brushing and flossing as like making a bowel movement - have to get rid of the waste in my mouth like my gut does