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A lot of people don't take these things in to account. Due to health issues I have slowly lost my teeth over the past 15 years. Due to poverty and systemic problems I couldn't get them fixed. Now I'm in my 40s and left with barely enough teeth to chew - no molars, and my face is shifting because it doesn't have the support structure anymore, which puts painful pressure on my remaining teeth all the time. Technically my health benefits say they pay for dentures but it's been nothing but a run around, months and months of waiting for paperwork to be mailed and just utter nonsense while I'm here with a handful of teeth and I'm scared to talk to people or make friends because as soon as people see my teeth the judge me and leave.