Patient: Is that it wasn’t much of a smile. I had great big front teeth when I was young. And in fact in Spanish, they called me a bunny rabbit because I had big front teeth, broke one, removed it never replaced it because the gap was too big. And one thing led to another over the years, and that’s when I ended up going to dentures. But I wouldn’t smile for photographs. I had dentures for about 10 years.
Dr. Ross: So, he was in dentures for many, many years, and he was super frustrated because of the process of taking them in and out. He didn’t like the way it felt on the roof of his mouth. He didn’t enjoy the plastic covering that area. It affected how he could eat, it affected his speech, and he was very frustrated with that. Add onto that, that the few teeth he had left were also not doing well. They’d had bone loss. They were starting to break, they were getting decay. So, he needed a new approach.
Patient: Well, I can’t say they were awful. They were better than what I had before that, which was all kinds of, I had peritonitis. And so, I was having all kinds of trouble with my gums and, and teeth and everything else. And that’s what made me go to the dentures to begin with. Yeah, more than once. I had an issue with breaking dentures. And with no warning whatsoever. I mean, I bit into a sandwich, a soft sandwich, not even a hard roll. And the denture, I broke a tooth or I broke a piece of the denture off. And so, then it was a hassle getting temps put in while they made a new denture, and that kind of thing. And I just got tired of all that. And so, I decided that, did my homework and that the implants were the way to go.
Dr. Ross: So, he went towards a full arch solution with implants so that the dentures would no longer come in and out. He was able to have the roof of his mouth uncovered. His smile looked more natural. He didn’t have to worry about things shifting or coming loose. And he just, he enjoys going out to find dining now.
Patient: And so, coming here, and the whole facility is relaxed, comfortable, roomy. I’m a big guy. I need to have comfort, so that’s just kind of what I like about it. I really enjoy the environment.
Dr. Ross: So, Al loves to travel. He loves fine dining. He loves good wine. He, he just enjoys life. And once he was more confident in his, his dental situation, he was able to just go at it even more full force. And he hasn’t looked back.
Patient: I am enjoying food again, which is dangerous for me. I really enjoy food. But it’s nice to be able to taste it and eat anything that I want. And I honestly believe that if you don’t do it, you’re kind of foolish, because it’s something you’ll complain about always, otherwise, and I don’t have that. Not anymore. I enjoy again, everybody here I’ve had very candid conversations with, with Dr. Ross on anything I had a concern about. And she made me very comfortable with it. So, I’m really happy about it.
