Fix my teeth

Still have some work that needs to be done but I’m just not interested in doing it right this minute considering last months lovely experiences. Just need a break.

Going back to the dentist again Monday. What they did yesterday at least made things feel better and I at least don’t have a massive headache today, but there is still a problem. I seriously don’t know if this is worth it at all. Unfortunately I can’t just stop now but if I could I’m pretty sure I would. I really don’t understand why they are having such a problem. I can say though that the minute they get this part straightened out I’m changing dentists. Disappointing considering I did a lot of talking to other people who use this one, called in advance and asked a ton of questions…thought I was being thorough in my search…and up until this experience I had been really happy with my choice. Now I wonder what more I should have done to make sure I was going to the right place.

Of course. Ran into a glitch so this is taking longer than I had hoped. I’m getting tired of them being in my mouth. I’m putting off having the last stuff done on the bottom until they finish up the top. At this point I may wait a couple of months to finish up because my mouth is seriously getting sore and I’m seriously getting tired of looking at my dentist. Was in there yesterday again and will be going back again tomorrow. My jaw hurts, my neck hurts, hell my whole head hurts and I have a massive headache from having my jaw cranked open and my neck jacked back in the chair while they work on stuff for the last 2 weeks. I keep telling myself this is so going to be worth it in the end, but for this moment I’m definitely having my doubts that I have the patience to get it done.

Went in for the next round on my teeth. This time they built up the tooth from the old root canal for a crown and replaced all the fillings on the right side of my lower jaw. Thought that would be the last of those kind of appointments but they didn’t want to deaden my entire lower jaw so it’s one more appointment to get the last remaining tooth with a filling in it taken care of on the left side. Then I won’t have anymore silver in my mouth and I’m hoping that’s the last numb mouth I’m going to have for a long time. THAT is almost strange to me. I have had silver in my mouth since I was probably around 4. I have NEVER been to the dentist and not had to get a shot. I don’t know if they will make the lower jaw mold to get my two crowns that day also or if I’ll have to go back. Either way I’m getting closer and closer to being done for this year. Next year all it should be is getting crowns and caps put on the rest of the bottom teeth. They agree on the molars but right now they don’t necessarily agree on the front teeth. That’s ok, by next year I’m sure one of them will have enough of an issue that they will finally understand that I know what I’m talking about when I tell them my teeth are crap and they ALL need to be dealt with. The only other possible thing would be if they think it would be a good idea to do invisaline braces on my bottom teeth to straighten out the little crooked one I have. In any event I think I’ll be able to post my 2008 “after” pic sometime in the next week or two. There is already a major difference.

Well, the big day is tomorrow. I am going in to get the most major of the work that needs to be done done. While I am hopeful that the end results will be worth it, I am scared shitless of the getting there. I’m just afraid that I won’t like the results, but if I don’t there really isn’t going to be anything I can do about it as far as I can tell. I was excited before but we had to make a few changes as to how we are going to be dealing with missing teeth, crowns, etc and my level of comfort with the whole thing is very diminished from where it was a couple of months ago. Guess I’ll know for sure after tomorrow.

Once this part is done I should only have two more appointments to be completely finished and have a whole new mouth. I have to finish up an old root canal that I never had capped, have a mouth mold made to get crowns for that tooth and another one that I had done recently and to replace a couple of teeth in the back on each side so I can eat steak again…lol. The MOST exciting thing about it is that should be the last shot I have to have in my mouth for a long time. After this my insurance will have been used up for the year already so I am going to wait until next year but I am going to make them go in and cap every single tooth that isn’t capped already. Why? Because my teeth suck. They have always sucked and I want it done and overwith so I don’t have to think about them ever again and it will also correct my one crooked tooth that will be left. I’ll go in and get my cleanings and until I get old I don’t know why I would ever have any reason to have problems with them again at that point.

Looks like about one month until I can check this one off of my list!!!

Picked up my whitening trays yesterday and used them last night. Not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. I put them in right before bed and took them out this morning. HOW they stayed there all night I’ll never know but whatever..lol. They say it takes anywhere from one to three weeks to whiten. Now the big question is how will I know when they are the “right” white?

Had my teeth cleaned. My gum assessment says no gum disease but I do have a bit of bone loss. Probably due to other health problems that have also thinned my other bones a bit more than they should be. No big deal, just something we have to watch and I need to take a look at my vitamins and calcium and up them a bit. They also made the molds for my tooth whitening trays. They will be ready monday. Not going to start using them unti the day before my quit smoking date. I’m hoping they will help me stay focuses on quitting since I don’t want my new smile stained.

As soon as we get them to the whitness level I like, then we mold and order caps and crowns and we start filling any small cavaties.

We also talked about invisiline to do some slight straightening of my lower teeth. They aren’t bad, I just have one tooth that I would like to move a bit and it will also help make just enough space in the others that flossing will be easier.

The look on their faces was priceless when I told them I wanted a diamond in my tooth when they are done. They said it will be a first for them in their office. Then when I told them I was bringing my 72 year old mom in to have one done too cuz she wants one, their collective jaw hit the floor. LOVED IT!
I am SOOO excited!!

Hubby got his teeth cleaned too and while they had him in the chair (he HATES dentists) they filled a couple of cavaties and did a little cosmetic worth on those teeth. He was almost pissed when I insisted he do them today instead of making another appointment somewhere in the future….until it was overwith. I had found a doctor that not only dealt with the issues he has with dentists, but he also walked out with two beautiful new teeth where he had always had teeth he hated before. He likes me again…rofl.

I think when my teeth are finished I am going to have a tiny diamond put in one of them. Hubby asked me why and my instant response is that I have gone through so much money, pain, embarrassment, etc for my teeth that I deserve to have a diamond in at least one of them. Going to talk to my dentist to see if he has a preference as to where to get it but if not, I have found a place to order it. I might even get two.

Well, I went and had a tooth pulled and had an initial assessment on what it will take to get me a beautiful smile for the first time in my life. The dentist is sending the “bid” in to the insurance right now to find out how much this is all going to cost out of my pocket.

I have my second appointment this coming Friday for a cleaning, gum assessment and to get a mold of my teeth for my whitening trays. Hubby is going in to get his assessment too. I know what we want to do and have a basic idea of what is involved. Now the only question is how soon we can get started.

First comes whitening (and while I’m at it quitting smoking and quitting pop so that they don’t stain my pretty new teeth). Once they are as white as I want them, then we know what color to order for the crowns, etc. If I need any gum work we will do that as I whiten. As soon as we get things ordered, then we start root canals, fillings etc. Depending on insurance I could have a completely new mouth by Halloween or at the latest by Thanksgiving!!!!

I am wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy excited about this one. I know it will make a difference in my confidence when I no longer worry about what my teeth look like when I smile.