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Old Woman Having Full Mouth All-On-Four Procedure in Las Vegas
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I may be unique in two ways: I am likely the...
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I may be unique in two ways: I am likely the oldest person on here, and I am not going to Dr. Gulpa despite living in Las Vegas. (Nothing personal, I just met Dr. Ghodsi first; he has great reviews, he has years of experience, and I like him and his staff.)
I have most of my teeth and they are not terrible looking but for their color. I've always felt bad for older people with yellow teeth, and now I are one! I want a sparkling smile again. But most of all I want my teeth to function well. My front teeth have no problems, but the rest of them have been filled, root canaled, and crowned within an inch of their useful life. I have major gum disease, bone loss, and some molars are loose. I can only chew on one side of my mouth. I am just recovering from a painful infection. My options are dentures or implants. My choice is obvious.
In 23 days I go to Lasting Smiles Dental Care clinic where Dr. Ghodsi will remove all 28 of my teeth and do needed bone grafts before placing full mouth all-on-four implants. Before leaving the office he will insert temporary teeth. He fits the permanent teeth at 4-6 months. I really appreciate driving less than 30 minutes for care. I feel for you who have to fly or drive long distances for implants.
I am excited and nervous! Reading the experiences you all wrote has been a godsend. Another thing that helped was a patient in Dr. Ghodsi's office when I was there for me pre-open. The Dr. introduced us; she had implants two years ago and shared her experience. She is very happy. I noticed the Dr. hugged her when she left. There is a great feeling of affection among staff and patients.
In preparation I am taking Vitamin C (1000 mg 3x a day) and Enzyme CoQ 10 (50 mg 2x a day) at the Dr's recommendation to enhance healing. I also purchased Amica cream for bruise healing per a post on here.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I will do likewise in 23 days or so.
Happy healing all!
I have most of my teeth and they are not terrible looking but for their color. I've always felt bad for older people with yellow teeth, and now I are one! I want a sparkling smile again. But most of all I want my teeth to function well. My front teeth have no problems, but the rest of them have been filled, root canaled, and crowned within an inch of their useful life. I have major gum disease, bone loss, and some molars are loose. I can only chew on one side of my mouth. I am just recovering from a painful infection. My options are dentures or implants. My choice is obvious.
In 23 days I go to Lasting Smiles Dental Care clinic where Dr. Ghodsi will remove all 28 of my teeth and do needed bone grafts before placing full mouth all-on-four implants. Before leaving the office he will insert temporary teeth. He fits the permanent teeth at 4-6 months. I really appreciate driving less than 30 minutes for care. I feel for you who have to fly or drive long distances for implants.
I am excited and nervous! Reading the experiences you all wrote has been a godsend. Another thing that helped was a patient in Dr. Ghodsi's office when I was there for me pre-open. The Dr. introduced us; she had implants two years ago and shared her experience. She is very happy. I noticed the Dr. hugged her when she left. There is a great feeling of affection among staff and patients.
In preparation I am taking Vitamin C (1000 mg 3x a day) and Enzyme CoQ 10 (50 mg 2x a day) at the Dr's recommendation to enhance healing. I also purchased Amica cream for bruise healing per a post on here.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I will do likewise in 23 days or so.
Happy healing all!
Replies (23)
December 26, 2017
Hi there, I wanted to tell you to start taking the Arnica Tablets as soon as you can pre surgery.. I did it for almost two weeks pre surgery and had almost no bruising at all.... my swelling was even extremely minimal... I wish I would have had mine done at the office your going to.. they seem to care a great deal...I had mine done with Golpa.. I’ve been back to Vegas from Michigan 3 times.... tho I thought they were warm at my initial visit, they now treat me like I’m a “ pain” and I’ve had to wait 2-3 weeks for reimbursement checks from having to fly back and forth,,and I only have a disability income. Please let me know how it goes. Maybe I could come see your Dr. for help with mine. Good luck and Thanx
Shannon
Shannon
February 8, 2018
April 12, 2018
May I ask, how old are you. I’m approaching 60. No need for exact age. Thanks.
April 12, 2018
I don't mind being exact: I'm 71. Still doing very well. I'll have another update in about 3 weeks.
I started a Vitamin D (10,000 ui 1x a day) supplement prior to surgery to help with the bone strength and healing. In addition to the Anica cream, I picked up Anica sublingual 30c pellets on Amazon by a company called bioron to help additionally with the bruising and swelling. I started the pellets 2 days prior to surgery date, 5 pellets 2x a day. I will up that to 3x a day after surgery and begin using the cream. In the consult today they said they think I will be have no issues with excessive swelling and bruising so fingers crossed. But if I do have it I know it is part of the normal healing process and won't be upset.
I'll keep you updated how everything goes for me and please let me know if you have any questions :)
Angela
As for age, I'm 71. Do I hear 72? So far I've seen no one older than their 60s.