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    <title>Help me pay for dental work</title>
    <link>http://pledgie.com/campaigns/886</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;My mom only grew 23 permanent teeth. Most of the missing permanent teeth were in the back, but the two front bottom baby teeth were never replaced. As a result, the teeth wore down and when she was 14, her dad got her a bridge. To this day(she&amp;#8217;s 53), she still has two baby teeth in her mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#x000A;&lt;p&gt;This caused a lot of problems for her. Because of the lack of teeth and because of a severe overbite, she developed gum disease and has lost many of her teeth.&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#x000A;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately for her, both my sister and I were born with the same dental problems(almost&amp;#8212; my sister and mom grew 23 permanent teeth and I grew 22).&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#x000A;&lt;p&gt;When my sister was 11, my family qualified for medicaid and my sister got braces. Her teeth(which were even worse than mine) were fixed with braces by the time I was 14.&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#x000A;&lt;p&gt;I had been told that I could get dental implants for the two front bottom teeth, but that medicaid would not cover them, so I held off.&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#x000A;&lt;p&gt;Eventually I turned 18, and still had not had my teeth fixed. But now I had no way to pay for what I needed to get done. I need braces, a bridge for my front bottom teeth, and one dental implant in the back of my mouth.&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#x000A;&lt;p&gt;Now I&amp;#8217;m 25, and my front bottom teeth are almost worn down completely. I need some way to pay for about $6100 worth of orthodontic work(in addition to some dental work I will need in about three years after the dental work is done).&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#x000A;&lt;p&gt;I am grateful for any help you can provide.&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#x000A;&lt;p&gt;Thanks very much.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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