Dental issues

tufntender

I have recently been involved in a vehicle accident, it caused me losing several teeth and more having to be pulled. Unfortunately, I have no health insurance and was not protected against an uninsured driver. Moving on, I basically have no teeth. meaning I can't eat the freshest food ( apple. pears, peaches, oranges, etc. I am aware of soups, mashed potatoes, yogurt jello. eggs but would love some input. Btw I do not like milk

lynn_glenmont

Smoothies for the fruit you can't eat whole. Oatmeal and other hot cereals -- you can mix in lots of things, like protein powder, chia seeds, etc. One of my favorite high-protein snacks, powdered cheese mixed into yogurt. Hummus. Refried beans. Pudding. Ice cream.

But pretty much anything can be pureed to a "gummable" consistency, possible with the introduction of a flavor-compatible liquid (water, juice, broth, etc.). Obviously it may take some getting used to the texture.

DecadeDuchess

1st I am very sorry, concerning your accident.

2nd I'd check, with your government because if being uninsured's a crime, that'd make you legally a victim of a crime & thus you might qualify for some compensation, via a plausible crime victim compensation fund.

3rd when my wisdom teeth were removed, I drank shakes, ate oatmeal, yogurt, peanut butter, ice cream, even baby food. I dislike, cow milk but love soy milk, plausibly you might like a different type of milk instead?

whmscll

I needed two molars extracted and was advised to eat a “soft” diet after the surgery. I couldn’t open my jaws to chew anything for almost a week. In addition to the foods you already mentioned, I ate baked cod and salmon, protein shakes (made with water), oatmeal, baked/mashed sweet potatoes, bananas, and canned vegetables.

Have you looked into implants? Most places will offer a payment plan or otherwise work with you on the finances.

kshama2001

Wow, that's really terrible

Can't your insurance company sue the uninsured driver? State Farm did this for me when I was in Florida and he was not allowed to renew his driver's license and had other consequences until he paid up.

lynn_glenmont

kshama2001 wrote: »

Wow, that's really terrible

Can't your insurance company sue the uninsured driver? State Farm did this for me when I was in Florida and he was not allowed to renew his driver's license and had other consequences until he paid up.

Sounds like the insurance company has no incentive to sue the uninsured driver, since OP "was not protected against an uninsured driver." I take that to mean that OP's insurance company doesn't have to cover OP's medical bills in this situation, so it has not incentive to spend money on lawyers trying to get the money from the uninsured driver.

If State Farm did that for you when they didn't have to, that's a really good insurance company (no, I don't work for or have any business dealings with them, unless maybe they covered my losses one time when one of their customers rear-ended me. It was either State Farm or All State. Whoever it was was, they ran a very smooth operation for assessing the damage and cutting me a check. I'm happy with my insurer, but I was impressed.)

Onedaywriter

Wow. So sorry to hear this!
If you put the part of fruits and veggies that you normally eat into a Nutribullet it can mash everything to a thick juice. If you add a little water it becomes a little more liquid.
So, for example if you nutribullet an apple (I remove the seeds and core but they are ok to eat this way) you still get all the fiber etc without needing to chew. You can even mix fruits and veggies and find some cool recipes.
This time of year is also great for soups and stews. I got an instant pot for Christmas and have been making some awesome stuff that requires no chewing.

DancingMoosie

I had horrible canker sores on my tongue and couldn't eat or move my tongue very well. I would cook onion, celery, squash, garlic with a little water or broth till soft, and then blend(I used an immersion blender) with canned chic peas(garbanzo beans). I had to be careful to have low acid veggies, you probably could have more variety, but prepare in a similar way. Milk didn't bother my mouth. If you don't do dairy, maybe soy milk would be good.

kshama2001

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

Wow, that's really terrible

Can't your insurance company sue the uninsured driver? State Farm did this for me when I was in Florida and he was not allowed to renew his driver's license and had other consequences until he paid up.

Sounds like the insurance company has no incentive to sue the uninsured driver, since OP "was not protected against an uninsured driver." I take that to mean that OP's insurance company doesn't have to cover OP's medical bills in this situation, so it has not incentive to spend money on lawyers trying to get the money from the uninsured driver.

If State Farm did that for you when they didn't have to, that's a really good insurance company (no, I don't work for or have any business dealings with them, unless maybe they covered my losses one time when one of their customers rear-ended me. It was either State Farm or All State. Whoever it was was, they ran a very smooth operation for assessing the damage and cutting me a check. I'm happy with my insurer, but I was impressed.)

It's entirely possible I did have uninsured/underinsured coverage. I don't recall.

I do hope the OP pursues all available remedies. There is also small claims court, or perhaps a lawyer would take her case on contingency.

earlnabby

tufntender wrote: »

I have recently been involved in a vehicle accident, it caused me losing several teeth and more having to be pulled. Unfortunately, I have no health insurance and was not protected against an uninsured driver. Moving on, I basically have no teeth. meaning I can't eat the freshest food ( apple. pears, peaches, oranges, etc. I am aware of soups, mashed potatoes, yogurt jello. eggs but would love some input. Btw I do not like milk

I am so sorry this happened to you. My Mom lost her teeth (age and genetically weak tooth structure) and only had a few left, then she got dentures but had problems with those so she often didn't wear them. Mostly she would cook foods in a slow cooker so they would get really soft. She did a lot of stews and cut all the meat and veggies into tiny pieces before cooking so they hardly needed to be chewed and could even be chewed with her gums. She did have to give up some of her favorite fruit but sometimes bought some anyway and mashed them in the blender.

lynn_glenmont

kshama2001 wrote: »

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

Wow, that's really terrible

Can't your insurance company sue the uninsured driver? State Farm did this for me when I was in Florida and he was not allowed to renew his driver's license and had other consequences until he paid up.

Sounds like the insurance company has no incentive to sue the uninsured driver, since OP "was not protected against an uninsured driver." I take that to mean that OP's insurance company doesn't have to cover OP's medical bills in this situation, so it has not incentive to spend money on lawyers trying to get the money from the uninsured driver.

If State Farm did that for you when they didn't have to, that's a really good insurance company (no, I don't work for or have any business dealings with them, unless maybe they covered my losses one time when one of their customers rear-ended me. It was either State Farm or All State. Whoever it was was, they ran a very smooth operation for assessing the damage and cutting me a check. I'm happy with my insurer, but I was impressed.)

It's entirely possible I did have uninsured/underinsured coverage. I don't recall.

I do hope the OP pursues all available remedies. There is also small claims court, or perhaps a lawyer would take her case on contingency.

I hope so too. That's a horrible thing to happen in the first place, and not to have any way to improve the situation -- I won't say to be made whole, because I don't think anyone would feel that having implants left them in as good a situation as before they lost their teeth -- is just awful.

glassyo

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

Wow, that's really terrible

Can't your insurance company sue the uninsured driver? State Farm did this for me when I was in Florida and he was not allowed to renew his driver's license and had other consequences until he paid up.

Sounds like the insurance company has no incentive to sue the uninsured driver, since OP "was not protected against an uninsured driver." I take that to mean that OP's insurance company doesn't have to cover OP's medical bills in this situation, so it has not incentive to spend money on lawyers trying to get the money from the uninsured driver.

If State Farm did that for you when they didn't have to, that's a really good insurance company (no, I don't work for or have any business dealings with them, unless maybe they covered my losses one time when one of their customers rear-ended me. It was either State Farm or All State. Whoever it was was, they ran a very smooth operation for assessing the damage and cutting me a check. I'm happy with my insurer, but I was impressed.)

It's entirely possible I did have uninsured/underinsured coverage. I don't recall.

I do hope the OP pursues all available remedies. There is also small claims court, or perhaps a lawyer would take her case on contingency.

I hope so too. That's a horrible thing to happen in the first place, and not to have any way to improve the situation -- I won't say to be made whole, because I don't think anyone would feel that having implants left them in as good a situation as before they lost their teeth -- is just awful.

As someone who's working on phase 2 of getting both lower and upper implants, it's way better to be able to eat than...not. Do what you have to, OP. I hear Mexico is a good place for dental work and cheaper. It definitely would be cheaper than what I shelled out for the convenience and perfectionism of my dentist and oral surgeon.

And, with these implants, I faced my fear of roast beef sandwiches and now working on my reward of an In n Out burger (and going against my political beliefs for it).

MonaLisainCT

You can also look to see if you have a dental school in your area. They often have low- (maybe even no-) cost clinics where supervised upperclassmen work on you.
If you're in the US, search for dental colleges and programs on the American Dental Association site to see if there is one near you.
That said, my disabled brother has had no teeth at all now for decades. His gums have toughened to the point that he can eat most foods, just not the very crunchy ones. (For example, he can eat potato chips, but not pretzels; chopped or Salisbury steak, even prime rib is fine, but not t-bone or sirloin (unless I dice it before serving); grapes, bananas, ripe pears (sliced) but not ripe apples (again, unless I small-dice them).
I steam his veggies a few minutes longer than I steam my own.
My 'fried' chicken's coating is spices mixed with panko crumbs and grated parmesan. It's lightly crispy, but not so much that it hurts him. (He still prefers a bbq sauce, tho' )

What I'm saying is, your diet doesn't necessarily HAVE to change much, it'll be more about how you prepare and cook your food, more than eliminating anything completely.