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Hi All I am an Aussie, female, in the 35-45 age...
Hi All
I am an Aussie, female, in the 35-45 age range... no I am not telling you how old I actually am. Anyway I have crappy teeth, really really crappy teeth. I have been lurking on Real Self for so long reading stories and getting as much information as I can.
I finally decided to bite the bullet and go down and see Dr Paul Mckay at Smile Artistry in Brisbane, Australia. He is wonderful let me just say, the staff have been fantastic and the report I was sent made my heart sink. There it was in black and white that my teeth were in dire straits, I was given 3 options..
1. Get the All on 6 procedure done on the top and bottom arches.
2. Get All on 6 on the top and crowns etc on the bottom.
3. Get dentures.
And I guess the 4th option was to pretend there was nothing wrong and do absolutely nothing. Well options 3 and 4 were out. I already have a top partial and was not looking to extend my current denture status. Option 4 was obviously out because well I would like to smile and not scare people. So that left me with 1 and 2, option 2 while allowing me to retain some teeth was good but had me wondering "Would I be throwing the same amount of money into a treatment that would have me back in the same place in a couple of years" I didnt want that so All on 6 it is.
I am scared to death, have I made the right decision?
Will I have horse teeth?
How much pain is involved?
Am I going to look like a crazy person?
Again will I have weird looking teeth?
All of these questions are all negated when I think of the lovely smile I can have, that I will have.
Join me on this ride as I cry and rejoice and cry and smile. Hopefully it wont be too painful and I am making the right decision.
I am an Aussie, female, in the 35-45 age range... no I am not telling you how old I actually am. Anyway I have crappy teeth, really really crappy teeth. I have been lurking on Real Self for so long reading stories and getting as much information as I can.
I finally decided to bite the bullet and go down and see Dr Paul Mckay at Smile Artistry in Brisbane, Australia. He is wonderful let me just say, the staff have been fantastic and the report I was sent made my heart sink. There it was in black and white that my teeth were in dire straits, I was given 3 options..
1. Get the All on 6 procedure done on the top and bottom arches.
2. Get All on 6 on the top and crowns etc on the bottom.
3. Get dentures.
And I guess the 4th option was to pretend there was nothing wrong and do absolutely nothing. Well options 3 and 4 were out. I already have a top partial and was not looking to extend my current denture status. Option 4 was obviously out because well I would like to smile and not scare people. So that left me with 1 and 2, option 2 while allowing me to retain some teeth was good but had me wondering "Would I be throwing the same amount of money into a treatment that would have me back in the same place in a couple of years" I didnt want that so All on 6 it is.
I am scared to death, have I made the right decision?
Will I have horse teeth?
How much pain is involved?
Am I going to look like a crazy person?
Again will I have weird looking teeth?
All of these questions are all negated when I think of the lovely smile I can have, that I will have.
Join me on this ride as I cry and rejoice and cry and smile. Hopefully it wont be too painful and I am making the right decision.
All paid Up
Well today I transferred the rest of the money to pay for my implant surgery next week. The girls in the office are great, Emma in particular is always cheerful and happy. This really helps with keeping me from freaking out. As much as I want this done and I know it needs to be done there is certainly a FREAK OUT OMG I AM RIPPING OUT ALL OF MY TEETH factor attached to it.
I know as weird as it sounds I am going to grieve for my teeth, my natural teeth as crappy as they are. I have found that I have been looking at them in the mirror everyday since I finalized this, time to say goodbye I guess.
I know as weird as it sounds I am going to grieve for my teeth, my natural teeth as crappy as they are. I have found that I have been looking at them in the mirror everyday since I finalized this, time to say goodbye I guess.
Getting closer.
My first appointment is this coming Monday, I am nervous to say the least. I know its only going to get worse but I got this, I know I can do it.
I am going to sit down and write out a list of questions that I need to ask the dentist and concerns that I have etc.
Provider Review
Dr Paul McKay
Dr Paul Mckay is on point with his manner and skill. He is really calming and even though I wanted to run out of there like the road runner he was great.