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47 Years Old, Been Waiting 17 Years for This??

UPDATED FROM Lpoh1969
3 months post

UPDATE: FRUSTRATED

$9,500
Canceled my appointment for tomorrow because my gum isn't healed completely where he removed one abutment and now there are bubbles around the abutment on the other side. It happened after I wore my temporary lower dentures using fixadent only on side where abutment WASN'T removed. This caused a lot of rubbing on my gums and within 3 days I had these bubbles AGAIN. I haven't been able to wear my bottom temporary lower dentures in a month.. can't work or eat. Scheduled appointment to see top oral surgeon tomorrow morning to get his professional opinion. The dentist who performed my surgery couldn't reschedule me until October 30th..
MAJOR REGRETS!!!! And depressed.

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WOW! You are so close to Las Vegas, have you thought to visit Dr. Golpa? He'd be able to give you a honest answer what is going wrong & if he can give you permanent teeth in 24 hours. I'm really sorry & understand your depression. Unless someone goes through this especially when it doesn't result like we expected, it can be so hard mentally. I'm with you as you go through this & the major disappointments. I'm hoping for you the end result will be better soon.
I'm in FL. Too far
Dr. Golpa has a location in Dallas too. I don’t know what tickets cost but I believe the airlines run specials, especially to Vegas.
I’m sorry, your profile says Lake Havasu. That’s the reason I said you’re close.
I changed it. Thank you for telling me.:)
I'm really sorry to hear all that you're going through. I can't imagine the frustration, regret, and disappointment you must be feeling. I truly do hope everything turns out beautifully and is worth it in the end. Please keep us posted. The 30th is coming up soon, so hopefully things are good and healed for your visit.

How did your visit with the top oral surgeon go? What's he saying about everything?
Thank you. It turns out that the oral surgeon had to remove my implants as they failed. Now it's another 4 months of bone healing. Contacted an attorney as the dentist who did this won't refund all of my money and I just had to pay an oral surgeon $3000 to remove the failed implants. I can't afford to do this again. Haven't been able to work, eat or smile since June...
OMG... This is an absolute nightmare. I am so incredibly sorry for what you've been through. What did the oral surgeon say when he saw you? Did he say that they failed because of the other dentist or for something else? What did the dentist say when he learned you had to take them out? I'm really upset for you. It wasn't supposed to be like this. :-(
After the oral surgeon took x- rays hear said they failed which then caused an infection. The dentist who did the poor job doesn't care. He even asked me to give him my temporary dentures back:(
I can't believe he asked for the temporary dentures back, especially since he's refusing to refund you your money! They're yours, you've paid for them! I hope you find a great attorney. If you've met with one, what is he/she saying about the case? Does he/she think you have a strong case?
Oh my!! I didn't know that. I'll change it. Hope things are going well for you:)
I am only 28 (my birthday is today actually!) and last month after struggling with so many root canals, partial dentures which caused me to lose more teeth and an estimated $18,000 in dental work to fix my half-a$$ smile I opted to have all my teeth removed and now have a temp denture in and I have NEVER in my life been happier. One thing I will say when researching places to go was that I found prosthodontists are the way to go. They specialize in removal and replacement of teeth whether dentures or implants, etc. It cost me a total of $4,300.00 to get 22 remaining teeth extracted, a temp denture and a final premium denture I will get in 6 mos plus all the relines. When I had teeth extracted in the past at a normal dentist I had nothing but problems and was extremely worried about the pain and issues of having 22 pulled at once. I promise you, a prosthodontist is who you want to see! They go to school for a couple additional years just to specialize in taking care of people like us. Best of luck, thinking of you!
Please let us know which doctor you went to, where did you have this horrible experience?
ORIGINAL POST

Had 4 front teeth with veneers and a partial on...

Had 4 front teeth with veneers and a partial on top. Had 9 teeth in bottom in front with cavities and 2 broken and abscessed on bottom left and only 1 tooth on bottom right to chew with. Haven't been able to eat so many foods in so long and haven't been able to smile without my partial showing every time. Daughter's wedding, birth of grandkids, no family photos, kids graduation, couldn't smile at any event. Finally, my turn to do something to change it after a year of research. I will give honest updates. I had 13 teeth pulled and 4 posts placed in my lower gums. Dentist recommended not wearing my non snap in temporary dentures so that they wouldn't rub or irritate my sutures. June 26,2017 had lower sutures removed and protective plastic caps covering abutments removed. I did EVERYTHING by the book. Left with my temporary dentures in and wore them 3 to 4 hours a day. By July 2nd my jaw was hurting. Called dentist office, my dentist who had done everything up until this point, was on vacation that week. Other dentist said I needed to go in so he could look. I reminded them that it's a 2 and a half hour trip one way but again was told to go. So I did. A thin layer of my gum was covering one of my abutments. Dentist said he needed to numb it and do a punch like procedure that is like a tiny cookie cutter type thing that goes over the abutment and cuts the gum covering that abutment and removes it. Mins you my gum was very inflamed and tight and sore. I've had too many needles to count in my lifetime and never an issue. I've also had 4 kids, and never have I screamed in either situation, but when he stuck that needle in my gum and I felt it against that post, I was yelling, STOP!!! TAKE IT OUT!!! But he didn't. 45 seconds later he did. I was crying. 5 minutes later he comes back and informs me that he has to do that two more times but because I'm pretty numb from the first shot it shouldn't be bad. I trusted him...i shouldn't have. It was just as bad. I opted to see an oral surgeon instead as he suggested at that point. I saw the oral surgeon who stated that he would never attempt that on a patient unless they were sedated. He scheduled that for 1 week later. Guess what..it healed and no longer covered my abutment. Saw him July 11th. I went back to my regular dentist over 2 hours away on July 25th because my gum had a bubble in it behind a different abutment. He gave me stuff to clean them and around them with, prescribed me an antibiotic and told me to come back in 2 weeks and said if the bubble doesn't go away he'll need to remove that abutment, let the gum heal in that spot then 2 weeks later he would do that cookie punch procedure. Well once again it healed on its own and I went for my follow up for that on August 8th feeling great that the bubble was gone and all he would need to do is adjust my temporary dentures so that I could finally wear them. WRONG!!! He didn't like the way the gum looked, saying it wasn't as healed as it should be by now. Said he needed to remove that abutment. He did that and I felt nothing. He said it was really loose which could've caused the problem but he didn't want to leave it on and tighten it for fear it wouldn't heal properly and I could end up losing the implant. Said if the implant or post wasn't taking or was being rejected, it would've came out with the abutment. I don't understand why he didn't check the other abutments to see if they were tight. My initial date to have my permanent dentures snapped in was September 20th. Before leaving there on August 8th he tells me to come back on the 20th at which time he'll do that cookie cutter punch procedure AND snap my permanent dentures in. That's a LOT of pain. I'm very scared, very nervous and extremely concerned. What if my gums aren't healed? What if other abutments are loose? What about all that pain I'll have to scream through AGAIN?? This has been a very depressing thing to go through. As of now I don't leave the house without a mask on. I can't stand to see myself in the mirror, I hate talking because I can't pronounce a lot of words, all because I can't wear even my temporary dentures due to all these "issues." That's where I am now. I will update as things change or progress.

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Read your review! You poor thing. These dentist pat our heads or rams while giving us such horrible pain. I've always said I'd rather have a baby than go to a dentist. What you had done to you I'm going to need x's 9 cookie cutter things. I look in your mouth & see implants, mine are below my gums, not visible. I'm so full of fear & anxiety for more pain. They hurt me so much just getting my mouth prepared for the wax impressions a few days after surgery. I like you can't look at myself in the mirror, but for appearances I can wear the tops dentures, I slur & sputter spit though. Keep in contact, I'd love to see your outcome. Funny thing, where they put my mini in the back part of my mouth is placed wrong. So regardless of no teeth, I still have a constant ache as if I had a tooth ache.
Oh my... that sounds horrible!! Ast this point I'm so afraid that my body is rejecting the implants because my gums still look the same, red and swollen.
I'm so sorry your really having such a bad experience & sounds like you need a good break! Your story about the shot... eckkk- scares me
I'm hoping it won't hurt the next time. I would rather give birth to twins than to feel that amount of pain again. But...as I mentioned in my story, the other dentist attempted it and caused me such pain. My dentist, has been wonderful and I realize that all of us heal differently but it's been 10 weeks... I'm getting depressed and discouraged to say the least and expecting pain on the 20th and probably more bad news. I know people say you need to stay and be positive but every time I am I get bad news. Please keep me updated on your progress. I'll be praying that it all goes well.