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My parents won't let me get my wisdom teeth removed, what are my options for helping myself?

Asked by Feta (930points) February 5th, 2015 from iPhone

I’m 18 years old and my wisdom teeth have started to come in.
I’m in pain all day and from what I can feel the teeth are sideways and impacted.
I asked my dad if I could go to the dentist to have them looked at and possibly removed and he said no.

He says that because he still has all of his wisdom teeth, I don’t have to have mine removed.

We also don’t have insurance so that’s probably a major reason why he won’t let me see a dentist despite the fact that he went to the dentist himself earlier this year. My medical expenses are always put on the back burner.
I have thyroid disease and I haven’t had bloodwork done in over a year and I haven’t had a dental checkup since I was in middle school.

Is there anything I can do?

I don’t have the money to pay for a visit myself and my parents don’t have insurance and don’t care about my health anyway.

And before anyone asks, I live with my father, my mom isn’t financially stable, and I only just turned 18 a month ago so I still have to do as they say.

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