Happy anniversary to you and your other half, Cirene! Hope you have an amazing day. This is what we're all going through this for: to be able to spend more days like this with the person we love.
Line.a, hubby went through something similar before his work permit expired and therefore his health insurance coverage. He couldn't sleep at night and no matter the amount of pain gels or pills he took it just wasn't helping. He went to the dentist and found out his wisdom tooth was impacted (had grown in sideways). In the end it had to be extracted. Now, nearly 7 months later, his other wisdom tooth is bothering him... so trust me, I know exactly what you're going through worrying about dentist costs. Cloves also help with pain, also... wine.
I think at this point is about what kind of pain you can manage. I hope you feel better soon!