tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post8193789339764389733..comments2023-08-12T08:02:18.118-07:00Comments on La Buena Vida: The Tale of the Tooth. Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08257863829848728846noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-75275712702364160302015-04-14T23:36:52.945-07:002015-04-14T23:36:52.945-07:00Fascinating stuff indeed!! Thanks for this wonderf...Fascinating stuff indeed!! Thanks for this wonderful article! You know I just finished reading a similar blog post of a <a href="http://newsmilesdentistry.com/" rel="nofollow">dentist Hermosa Beach</a>. My sister also had a dental implant surgery. Now she looks very pretty!<br />mine azhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00674825495962826401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-41457539373876205092015-02-03T08:13:43.435-08:002015-02-03T08:13:43.435-08:00That issue worsened because your previous dentist ...That issue worsened because your previous dentist made a mistake with the diagnosis. If he had managed to point out that there was a decay in your tooth, maybe he could've done something about it earlier and avoided the matter you had to deal with then. In any case, I'm glad that your tooth has been replaced. Your new smile looks beautiful, Meredith. Thanks for sharing that! All the best to you!<br /><br /><a href="https://downtowndentalsc.wordpress.com/2015/01/19/dentists-in-greenville-sc-tooth-decay-was-rampant-in-early-humans/" rel="nofollow">Eunice Greer @ Downtown Dental</a>Eunice Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625787827052299247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-16431272315050270022015-01-02T05:06:26.219-08:002015-01-02T05:06:26.219-08:00getting teeth pulled is the baddest thing that can...getting teeth pulled is the baddest thing that can ever happen!! heart cries out loudly with pain, hence having a good dentist around is so important!!<br /><br />regards,<br /><a href="http://www.dentzz.com/" rel="nofollow">Dentist Mumbai</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902829246954810916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-15401614358880494332014-07-03T13:06:28.075-07:002014-07-03T13:06:28.075-07:00Hi Meredith,
I've been reading your blog for ...Hi Meredith,<br /><br />I've been reading your blog for ages but I don't think I have ever commented ;-)<br /><br />I do feel the need to comment on this one though since I feel for you so badly!!!!!!!!<br /><br />About 6 months ago (while on a trip in Germany) I had to get a tooth pulled. That wasn't what I was hoping to do while over there and not having my trusted dentist there. It couldn't wait though since I was in lots of pain so I found somebody and he got the tooth out. Since I hated the idea of having a gap in my mouth (I have a horrible history with teeth, and a dentist that ruined my front tooth) I needed a flipper as well. <br /><br />It took about 3 weeks until I was used to having it in my mouth. Just hearing me speak while having it in my mouth sounded ridiculous. I was assuming everybody would hear it and make fun of me. The thought of not putting it in though and somebody seeing the gap was way worse though. <br /><br />Right now I'm still wearing it since I chose to get an implant but it is so freaking expensive and I've gotten so used to this flipper that we'll wait a little bit. <br /><br />You had said that you aren't sure yet what route you will go with your front tooth but I'd like to give some input if that's ok.<br /><br />When I was 10 I fell on my face, almost knocked out my upper front tooth. Because of the trauma the tooth died (and turned grey) 5 years later. I stopped smiling with my mouth open :/<br /><br />Right before getting married I decided that I want to have beautiful smiling pictures of me on our wedding day so I went to the dentist. He was going to put a crown on it BUT then he totally messed up and had to pull my front tooth. I was crying so bad, it was such a horrible thing. That was in Germany and I was supposed to immigrate to the US 3 weeks later to marry my husband (he is American). So getting an implant wasn't an option since that would take way more time then I had until the wedding. So he chose to put a bridge on it. First of all he had to file down 2 very healthy teeth :-( The bridge was on 2 weeks later and at least I looked fine in the pictures.<br /><br />BUT...<br /><br />This has been 10 years ago now and I am NOW having lots of trouble with the bridge. Due to the missing bone of the tooth my gums are slowly but surely decreasing above the bridge where the front tooth is missing. It won't be much longer and there will be a gap between my bridge and my gums :-( If I would have known that that would happen 10 years ago I think I would have chosen the implant after all :-( Now they have to get the bridge off, put in fake gums and then either put a new bridge on it or 2 crowns (on the teeth they had to file down for the bridge) and an implant for the missing one. Just thinking about it makes me nauseous. <br /><br />I'm sorry this is so long and I'm sharing all this but I just wish somebody would have told me 10 years ago that I would have these things happen to me eventually when getting a bridge.<br /><br />I hope you get your new flipper soon!!!!!!Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841044485231286447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-11296561703437831362014-06-05T13:39:27.776-07:002014-06-05T13:39:27.776-07:00I work in a dental office, and I would definitely ...I work in a dental office, and I would definitely go with an implant at your age. In the long run, you will probably end up paying more for emergency exams and fixing a bridge or flipper when it breaks than you will for the implant. Even if you lose it that's out of pocket costs for you again, and you have your whole life to deal with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-91362370115628655732014-06-05T13:22:39.135-07:002014-06-05T13:22:39.135-07:00Oh no! That is NO fun. I hope it all gets straight...Oh no! That is NO fun. I hope it all gets straightened out for you soon!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686565812112185860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-1375606250132004592014-06-05T08:48:16.490-07:002014-06-05T08:48:16.490-07:00I cannot even fathom. But, I'm glad that every...I cannot even fathom. But, I'm glad that everything is moving in the right-ish direction. Oh my, you've got more crazy health mysteries than anyone should have in a lifetime!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04793480432068543767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-78463987128961450132014-06-05T08:42:26.769-07:002014-06-05T08:42:26.769-07:00You poor thing! My sister had this happen and has...You poor thing! My sister had this happen and has just decided never to smile or laugh again (weirdo) because she doesn't have a flipper or anything. She had about four teeth pulled :-0. I think your flipper looks great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-79545941585082593082014-06-05T00:29:03.347-07:002014-06-05T00:29:03.347-07:00I mean...I don't even know what to say. You an...I mean...I don't even know what to say. You and your medical mysteries/marvels. Cray. Glad you've got a tooth now, and I hope that in the next few days, it feels more normal so you can actually speak and eat with it. Which, you know, would be helpful. :)Kristalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844262891800455616noreply@blogger.com