Postby Lilac » Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:38 am
Kathryn, when I first saw the oral surgeon, he said that the majority of people have more trouble with teeth being pulled than implants. When he pulled the tooth Nov. 1, it was such a breeze that I didn't worry about the implants. I highly recommend implants.
lucylee, my dm has had dentures since she was 20 years old. Later my dad had dentures. Both brothers have dentures. Db1 had perfect teeth his whole life until he was diagnosed with diabetes at 16. Then he started having issues. I have managed to hold onto my teeth albeit, I have more than my fair share of crowns. While growing up, floss was never mentioned to me. While living in Colorado between the ages of 25-28, I had my wisdom teeth out plus that dentist put on several crowns. After we moved here, I had a wonderful dentist that did great work. The previous crowns had to be replaced and some more put on. However, I have had no more than one cavity since then. I attribute that to the fact that I use floss at least twice daily and have an electric toothbrush that charges. I think that the 2 minutes it runs, is all the difference. Right now I have a S onicare toothbrush but think I will change to Oral-B the next time.
lucylee, you are so right about the long drawn out process. I will have to wait 3-4 months before I can make an appt with my regular dentist for crowns on the implants. Once the impressions are made, then it will take a month for them to be made. The post on the bridge broke on Sept 14. It will probably be August before I am done.
When I decided to change dentists in Sept. after the bridge broke, they sent for my records from my previous dentist. I would have thought that would have given them the hint that I was done with them. I had an appt the 6th for a 6 month cleaning at the new dentist office. Then I had an appt for the 7th at the old dentist. So when they sent the reminder, I called to cancel and told them I wouldn't be back. This morning I got a text telling me I was overdue for a cleaning. So I called again and told them that I had cancelled that appt for yesterday and I wouldn't be back. We will see if that is plain enough for them.
Kathryn, I am so happy for your dh that he has a name from your dgs.
BabyK was 7 months old Saturday. He now weighs over 13 lbs. and is 25 inches long. He has started army crawling. He is eating baby food now and loves his veggies, especially green beans.
Dgd21s fiance came to spray today. I was showing him these tiny bugs we get every spring. Usually they stay on the window seal, but yesterday I found one on the bar. He didn't know what they were, so he put some on a tissue and I gave him a plastic bag. He decided not to go ahead and spray until he knew what to use for them. He called later and he had taken a picture of them and enlarged it, then sent it to his dad. His dad said they are Clover mites. M said that when he enlarged it you could even see the legs. These things are so tiny that with a magnifying glass, all I could see was a tiny, moving dot. He will come again tomorrow to spray.
Dh plans to start digging post holes tomorrow. I will have the 2 little girls for part of the day. Tomorrow will be 11 days since I seen them and then I only seen dgd8 for a minute then. She had a drs. appt and then spent the day with a friend.
I took an ibuprofen when the numbness wore off. I am feeling no pain, so I don't think I will take anything unless I need to. I plan to sleep on the sofa tonight because I sleep on my tummy but won't do that on the sofa. This way maybe I won't be putting pressure on that side of my face while sleeping.
(((Twins))) I have been thinking of you.
(((LadyM and dh))) thoughts of you also.