@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member , I’m on disability & the dental coverage I have just covers the basic things & within the last several months I’ve had to pay out of pocket for a new mouth guard cause insurance doesn’t cover things like that & I’ve needed fillings more than once & I’ve been having to go in more often to get my teeth cleaned & so once I go beyond the number of visits for that for the insurance, then I have to pay out of pocket for that. But I know I can get good treatment from my regular dentist office & so I go to them since I have insurance now even though some things aren’t always covered. But in several different cities here in Texas, there’s a clinic that is offered to those on a low income or don’t have any insurance. They offer Family doctors, a Behavioral Health clinic with a counselor & a Psychiatrist & their assistant, a Dentist office & a Vision clinic. I have used all of them except the vision. If I had gotten the mouth guard at their dentist office it would have cost about half the price or more, but I had never used them to make a mouth guard before & so you don’t know what you’d get & so I just waited till I could see my regular dentist. But before I got my insurance & could start seeing my dentist again, during my Mom’s appointment she asked him where I could get help & he named a couple places. So you could ask your dentist office if they know of a place that helps those with limited funds & no insurance. You could also look up on www.Google.com something like “Clinics that help those without insurance in........” & then put the area you live in. I hope this helps. Good luck. Your friend in Texas, Becky

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When it comes to medical coverage/treatment for seizures, the medical they provide basically only covers assistance on repair or cure, not replace. Teeth are the only part of the body that cannot repair themselves. Let say if during a seizure you broke or fractured your arm or leg, they would provide coverage for treatment to assist your body to repair itself such as a cast. If it's beyond repair, they will simply cut your arm or leg off and stitch the wound. They can't repair your teeth, if they provide any type of assistance, it will simply be to only remove them if they are affecting your seizure issue. If your teeth issue is not affecting your seizures, then as far as they are concerned, they can continue to get damaged until they fall out on their own. Any other dental coverage that is not affecting your seizures is on you.

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I can relate, I don't have as many teeth as I used to, but I hopefully you can get a way of finding a solution for,, I see what you are saying, but hang in there and try and stay pos, my opinion