KB, Sorry to hear that buddy. I feel for ya, tooth aches are the worst pain you could ever have. I went through the same thing a couple years back. I was grinding my teeth so hard in my sleep, that they started shattering. I ended up doing what GD done, I had all of my teeth pulled. On the top I went with just regular dentures. On the bottom I have whats called a mini denture implant. It's a cross between dentures and implants. I have 4 titanium rods implanted in my lower jaw that fasten to a mini denture. You could never tell by looking that my teeth are fake. Infact I get alot of complements about how nice my teeth look. I cant even tell they're in my mouth, except for the fact there's no more pain. I think all together it ended up costing me just under $3,000. I honestly wish the dentist would have recomended it when I first started having the problems. Would have saved me alot of pain and money. Hands down it's the best money I ever spent. There's a dental college here thats looking for patients to have the mini implants done. So the students can get hands on experience with real patients. Theres a commercial running on tv for it now, the only thing you have to pay for is the materials. It dosent say what it cost, but it might be worth looking into, It's called the IU dental college. I could help you with the proof of residency if thats an issue.